diff --git a/Doc/copyright.rst b/Doc/copyright.rst
index 2b2f88700f6..22d7705846e 100644
--- a/Doc/copyright.rst
+++ b/Doc/copyright.rst
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Copyright
 
 Python and this documentation is:
 
-Copyright © 2001-2015 Python Software Foundation. All rights reserved.
+Copyright © 2001-2016 Python Software Foundation. All rights reserved.
 
 Copyright © 2000 BeOpen.com. All rights reserved.
 
diff --git a/Doc/license.rst b/Doc/license.rst
index 53a1c4d57ec..8a613b21f37 100644
--- a/Doc/license.rst
+++ b/Doc/license.rst
@@ -84,9 +84,9 @@ Terms and conditions for accessing or otherwise using Python
    analyze, test, perform and/or display publicly, prepare derivative works,
    distribute, and otherwise use Python |release| alone or in any derivative
    version, provided, however, that PSF's License Agreement and PSF's notice of
-   copyright, i.e., "Copyright © 2001-2015 Python Software Foundation; All
-   Rights Reserved" are retained in Python |release| alone or in any derivative
-   version prepared by Licensee.
+   copyright, i.e., "Copyright © 2001-2016 Python Software Foundation; All Rights
+   Reserved" are retained in Python |release| alone or in any derivative version
+   prepared by Licensee.
 
 #. In the event Licensee prepares a derivative work that is based on or
    incorporates Python |release| or any part thereof, and wants to make the
diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
index 88251f5b6e8..a1ea80d59aa 100644
--- a/LICENSE
+++ b/LICENSE
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ analyze, test, perform and/or display publicly, prepare derivative works,
 distribute, and otherwise use Python alone or in any derivative version,
 provided, however, that PSF's License Agreement and PSF's notice of copyright,
 i.e., "Copyright (c) 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010,
-2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 Python Software Foundation; All Rights Reserved"
+2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015,2016 Python Software Foundation; All Rights Reserved"
 are retained in Python alone or in any derivative version prepared by Licensee.
 
 3. In the event Licensee prepares a derivative work that is based on
diff --git a/PC/python_ver_rc.h b/PC/python_ver_rc.h
index 827e9be5283..8ad18ef78fa 100644
--- a/PC/python_ver_rc.h
+++ b/PC/python_ver_rc.h
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #include "winver.h"
 
 #define PYTHON_COMPANY   "Python Software Foundation"
-#define PYTHON_COPYRIGHT "Copyright \xA9 2001-2015 Python Software Foundation. Copyright \xA9 2000 BeOpen.com. Copyright \xA9 1995-2001 CNRI. Copyright \xA9 1991-1995 SMC."
+#define PYTHON_COPYRIGHT "Copyright \xA9 2001-2016 Python Software Foundation. Copyright \xA9 2000 BeOpen.com. Copyright \xA9 1995-2001 CNRI. Copyright \xA9 1991-1995 SMC."
 
 #define MS_WINDOWS
 #include "modsupport.h"
diff --git a/Python/getcopyright.c b/Python/getcopyright.c
index 2ad2848aa80..c3f1e895995 100644
--- a/Python/getcopyright.c
+++ b/Python/getcopyright.c
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 static const char cprt[] =
 "\
-Copyright (c) 2001-2015 Python Software Foundation.\n\
+Copyright (c) 2001-2016 Python Software Foundation.\n\
 All Rights Reserved.\n\
 \n\
 Copyright (c) 2000 BeOpen.com.\n\
diff --git a/README b/README
index d682a2bdd31..7afdbf829c7 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ This is Python version 3.6.0 alpha 1
 ====================================
 
 Copyright (c) 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011,
-2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 Python Software Foundation.  All rights reserved.
+2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 Python Software Foundation.  All rights reserved.
 
 Python 3.x is a new version of the language, which is incompatible with the
 2.x line of releases.  The language is mostly the same, but many details,