diff --git a/b b/b
index deb03d6a..bdbea45c 100755
--- a/b
+++ b/b
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 
 ##set -o xtrace
 
-PYVER=2.6
-PYVER2=26
+PYVER=2.7
+PYVER2=27
 
 if [ "$OSTYPE" = "cygwin" ]; then
     $TOOLS/python$PYVER2/python.exe -u build.py "$@"
diff --git a/build.py b/build.py
index 80c50062..5b366549 100755
--- a/build.py
+++ b/build.py
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ from distutils.dep_util import newer, newer_group
 from buildtools.config  import Config, msg, opj, posixjoin, loadETG, etg2sip
 import buildtools.version as version
 
-PYVER = '2.6'
-PYSHORTVER = '26'
+PYVER = '2.7'
+PYSHORTVER = '27'
 PYTHON = 'UNKNOWN'  # it will be set later
 
 # wx version numbers
diff --git a/buildtools/version.py b/buildtools/version.py
index a3101d72..f99a371b 100644
--- a/buildtools/version.py
+++ b/buildtools/version.py
@@ -14,5 +14,5 @@
 VER_MAJOR        = 2      # The first three must match wxWidgets
 VER_MINOR        = 9
 VER_RELEASE      = 2
-VER_SUBREL       = 0      # wxPython release num for x.y.z release of wxWidgets
+VER_SUBREL       = 80     # wxPython release num for x.y.z release of wxWidgets
 VER_FLAGS        = ""     # release flags, such as prerelease or RC num, etc.
diff --git a/samples/simple/deprecated.py b/samples/simple/deprecated.py
index f54209ae..67063318 100644
--- a/samples/simple/deprecated.py
+++ b/samples/simple/deprecated.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import wx
+print wx.version()
 app = wx.PySimpleApp()  # Should see a deprecation warning here
 frm = wx.Frame(None)
 frm.Show()
diff --git a/unittests/runtests.py b/unittests/runtests.py
index c1685f7a..c8336ca0 100755
--- a/unittests/runtests.py
+++ b/unittests/runtests.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ sys.path.insert(0, phoenixDir)
 
 # stuff for debugging
 import wx
+print "wx.version:", wx.version()
 print "pid:", os.getpid()
 #print "executable:", sys.executable; raw_input("Press Enter...")