diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 376311f5..5e6e4b76 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
                        |_| \__,_|_|_/___|_.__/\__,_|_||_|
 
 ================================================================================
-Fail2Ban (version 0.8.6)                                              2011/11/28
+Fail2Ban (version 0.8.7)                                              2012/07/31
 ================================================================================
 
 ver. 0.8.7 (2012/07/31) - stable
diff --git a/README b/README
index 556e2fac..bc365482 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
                        |_| \__,_|_|_/___|_.__/\__,_|_||_|
 
 ================================================================================
-Fail2Ban (version 0.8.6)                                              2011/11/28
+Fail2Ban (version 0.8.7)                                              2012/07/31
 ================================================================================
 
 Fail2Ban scans log files like /var/log/pwdfail and bans IP that makes too many
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ Optional:
 
 To install, just do:
 
-> tar xvfj fail2ban-0.8.6.tar.bz2
-> cd fail2ban-0.8.6
+> tar xvfj fail2ban-0.8.7.tar.bz2
+> cd fail2ban-0.8.7
 > python setup.py install
 
 This will install Fail2Ban into /usr/share/fail2ban. The executable scripts are
@@ -68,8 +68,9 @@ and if your issue is not yet known -- file a bug report.
 If you would like to troubleshoot or discuss: join the mailing list
 https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fail2ban-users
 
-If you just appreciate this program: send kudos to the original
-author: Cyril Jaquier: <cyril.jaquier@fail2ban.org>
+If you just appreciate this program: send kudos to the original author
+(Cyril Jaquier: <cyril.jaquier@fail2ban.org>) or the mailing list
+https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fail2ban-users
 
 
 Thanks:
diff --git a/common/version.py b/common/version.py
index d5055c14..cec7a8fb 100644
--- a/common/version.py
+++ b/common/version.py
@@ -22,9 +22,7 @@
 # $Revision$
 
 __author__ = "Cyril Jaquier"
-__version__ = "$Revision$"
-__date__ = "$Date$"
-__copyright__ = "Copyright (c) 2004 Cyril Jaquier, 2011 Yaroslav Halchenko"
+__copyright__ = "Copyright (c) 2004 Cyril Jaquier, 2011-2012 Yaroslav Halchenko"
 __license__ = "GPL"
 
-version = "0.8.6"
+version = "0.8.7"