diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 58f37bd74..7578f7eb7 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
  OpenSSL CHANGES
  _______________
 
- Changes between 1.0.2f and 1.0.2g [xx XXX xxxx]
+ Changes between 1.0.2f and 1.0.2g [1 Mar 2016]
 
   * Disable weak ciphers in SSLv3 and up in default builds of OpenSSL.
     Builds that are not configured with "enable-weak-ssl-ciphers" will not
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 9ce71c4a9..33242c836 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   This file gives a brief overview of the major changes between each OpenSSL
   release. For more details please read the CHANGES file.
 
-  Major changes between OpenSSL 1.0.2f and OpenSSL 1.0.2g [under development]
+  Major changes between OpenSSL 1.0.2f and OpenSSL 1.0.2g [1 Mar 2016]
 
       o Disable weak ciphers in SSLv3 and up in default builds of OpenSSL.
       o Disable SSLv2 default build, default negotiation and weak ciphers
diff --git a/README b/README
index 200678b94..2077b04eb 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
- OpenSSL 1.0.2g-dev
+ OpenSSL 1.0.2g 1 Mar 2016
 
  Copyright (c) 1998-2015 The OpenSSL Project
  Copyright (c) 1995-1998 Eric A. Young, Tim J. Hudson
diff --git a/crypto/opensslv.h b/crypto/opensslv.h
index ae6387d5a..4334fd15c 100644
--- a/crypto/opensslv.h
+++ b/crypto/opensslv.h
@@ -30,11 +30,11 @@ extern "C" {
  * (Prior to 0.9.5a beta1, a different scheme was used: MMNNFFRBB for
  *  major minor fix final patch/beta)
  */
-# define OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER  0x10002070L
+# define OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER  0x1000207fL
 # ifdef OPENSSL_FIPS
-#  define OPENSSL_VERSION_TEXT    "OpenSSL 1.0.2g-fips-dev  xx XXX xxxx"
+#  define OPENSSL_VERSION_TEXT    "OpenSSL 1.0.2g-fips  1 Mar 2016"
 # else
-#  define OPENSSL_VERSION_TEXT    "OpenSSL 1.0.2g-dev  xx XXX xxxx"
+#  define OPENSSL_VERSION_TEXT    "OpenSSL 1.0.2g  1 Mar 2016"
 # endif
 # define OPENSSL_VERSION_PTEXT   " part of " OPENSSL_VERSION_TEXT