diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
index 22146f6408..849a677339 100644
--- a/LICENSE
+++ b/LICENSE
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
                                      WeBWorK                                    
                          Online Homework Delivery System                        
-                                   Version 2.5.*                                 
+                                   Version 2.*                                 
 
-                    Copyright 2000-2012, The WeBWorK Project                    
+                    Copyright 2000-2013, The WeBWorK Project                    
                               All rights reserved.                              
 
     This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
diff --git a/README b/README
index a96378e228..30a996a252 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 
                                         WeBWorK                                    
                          Online Homework Delivery System                        
-                                   Version 2.5.*
+                                   Version 2.6
                         Branch:  github.com/openwebwork 
 
-	          http://webwork.maa.org/wiki/Release_notes_for_WeBWorK_2.5.0
-                    Copyright 2000-2012, The WeBWorK Project
+	          http://webwork.maa.org/wiki/Release_notes_for_WeBWorK_2.5.1.1 (now named 2.6)
+                    Copyright 2000-2013, The WeBWorK Project
                              http://webwork.maa.org
                               All rights reserved.                              
 
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 71004d5150..ddf892103b 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-$WW_VERSION  ='2.5.1.1';
-$WW_COPYRIGHT_YEARS = '1996-2012';
+$WW_VERSION  ='2.6';
+$WW_COPYRIGHT_YEARS = '1996-2013';
 1;