diff --git a/LATEST_VERSION b/LATEST_VERSION
index dd7f79455..63e7ee31b 100644
--- a/LATEST_VERSION
+++ b/LATEST_VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2009.12.26
+2010.01.05
diff --git a/youtube-dl b/youtube-dl
index 69b1a9a37..07ef5dcfc 100755
--- a/youtube-dl
+++ b/youtube-dl
@@ -1212,7 +1212,7 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
 		# Parse command line
 		parser = optparse.OptionParser(
 			usage='Usage: %prog [options] url...',
-			version='2009.12.26',
+			version='2010.01.05',
 			conflict_handler='resolve',
 		)