diff --git a/version.h b/version.h
index 94d03d96c8..cdafba09d3 100644
--- a/version.h
+++ b/version.h
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
 #define RUBY_VERSION "1.8.8"
-#define RUBY_RELEASE_DATE "2012-01-26"
+#define RUBY_RELEASE_DATE "2012-02-08"
 #define RUBY_VERSION_CODE 188
-#define RUBY_RELEASE_CODE 20120126
+#define RUBY_RELEASE_CODE 20120208
 #define RUBY_PATCHLEVEL -1
 
 #define RUBY_VERSION_MAJOR 1
 #define RUBY_VERSION_MINOR 8
 #define RUBY_VERSION_TEENY 8
 #define RUBY_RELEASE_YEAR 2012
-#define RUBY_RELEASE_MONTH 1
-#define RUBY_RELEASE_DAY 26
+#define RUBY_RELEASE_MONTH 2
+#define RUBY_RELEASE_DAY 8
 
 #define NO_STRING_LITERAL_CONCATENATION 1
 #ifdef RUBY_EXTERN