diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 3e5f6c9b0f..ced9eb9bbb 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -1804,8 +1804,8 @@ test -n "$target_alias" &&
 
 wx_major_version_number=2
 wx_minor_version_number=8
-wx_release_number=1
-wx_subrelease_number=2
+wx_release_number=2
+wx_subrelease_number=0
 
 WX_RELEASE=$wx_major_version_number.$wx_minor_version_number
 WX_VERSION=$WX_RELEASE.$wx_release_number
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index e487ab1a5d..ef371d88f9 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ dnl wx_release_number += 1
 wx_major_version_number=2
 wx_minor_version_number=8
 wx_release_number=2
-wx_subrelease_number=2
+wx_subrelease_number=0
 
 WX_RELEASE=$wx_major_version_number.$wx_minor_version_number
 WX_VERSION=$WX_RELEASE.$wx_release_number
diff --git a/wxPython/config.py b/wxPython/config.py
index 06a1f77091..4a7358e340 100644
--- a/wxPython/config.py
+++ b/wxPython/config.py
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ import distutils.command.clean
 
 VER_MAJOR        = 2      # The first three must match wxWidgets
 VER_MINOR        = 8
-VER_RELEASE      = 1
-VER_SUBREL       = 2      # wxPython release num for x.y.z release of wxWidgets
+VER_RELEASE      = 2
+VER_SUBREL       = 0      # wxPython release num for x.y.z release of wxWidgets
 VER_FLAGS        = ""     # release flags, such as prerelease or RC num, etc.
 
 DESCRIPTION      = "Cross platform GUI toolkit for Python"