diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers.js b/lib/OpenLayers.js
index 880e653de3..acd316c868 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers.js
@@ -345,4 +345,4 @@
 /**
  * Constant: VERSION_NUMBER
  */
-OpenLayers.VERSION_NUMBER="$Revision$";
+OpenLayers.VERSION_NUMBER="OpenLayers 2.10 -- $Revision$";
diff --git a/news.txt b/news.txt
index 78a0914650..8e3694e062 100644
--- a/news.txt
+++ b/news.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+OpenLayers 2.10
+  r10722
+  Released 09/09/10
+  http://trac.openlayers.org/wiki/Release/2.10/Notes
+
 OpenLayers 2.9:
  r10251
  Released 04/22/10