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 492b80f8ed1..e1ac3733682 100644
--- a/Doc/license.rst
+++ b/Doc/license.rst
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ 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
+   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.
 
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_nt.rc b/PC/python_nt.rc
index f85d539b234..0fbdbe02a9c 100644
--- a/PC/python_nt.rc
+++ b/PC/python_nt.rc
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ BEGIN
             VALUE "FileDescription", "Python Core\0"
             VALUE "FileVersion", PYTHON_VERSION
             VALUE "InternalName", "Python DLL\0"
-            VALUE "LegalCopyright", "Copyright © 2001-2015 Python Software Foundation. Copyright © 2000 BeOpen.com. Copyright © 1995-2001 CNRI. Copyright © 1991-1995 SMC.\0"
+            VALUE "LegalCopyright", "Copyright © 2001-2016 Python Software Foundation. Copyright © 2000 BeOpen.com. Copyright © 1995-2001 CNRI. Copyright © 1991-1995 SMC.\0"
             VALUE "OriginalFilename", PYTHON_DLL_NAME "\0"
             VALUE "ProductName", "Python\0"
             VALUE "ProductVersion", PYTHON_VERSION
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 69df8801be9..3ccf2328871 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ This is Python version 3.3.6
 ============================
 
 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, especially