diff --git a/version.h b/version.h
index 7b197de22d..31245eaf8c 100644
--- a/version.h
+++ b/version.h
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@
 #define RUBY_VERSION_TEENY 1
 
 #define RUBY_RELEASE_YEAR 2009
-#define RUBY_RELEASE_MONTH 7
-#define RUBY_RELEASE_DAY 27
-#define RUBY_RELEASE_DATE "2009-07-27"
+#define RUBY_RELEASE_MONTH 8
+#define RUBY_RELEASE_DAY 8
+#define RUBY_RELEASE_DATE "2009-08-08"
 
 #ifdef RUBY_EXTERN
 RUBY_EXTERN const char ruby_version[];