diff --git a/LATEST_VERSION b/LATEST_VERSION
index 70456bc346..dd7f794555 100644
--- a/LATEST_VERSION
+++ b/LATEST_VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2009.09.13
+2009.12.26
diff --git a/youtube-dl b/youtube-dl
index 5f23814485..7262ce94d1 100755
--- a/youtube-dl
+++ b/youtube-dl
@@ -1176,7 +1176,7 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
 		# Parse command line
 		parser = optparse.OptionParser(
 			usage='Usage: %prog [options] url...',
-			version='INTERNAL',
+			version='2009.12.26',
 			conflict_handler='resolve',
 		)