diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 1e7d63cb9..3c21d7be1 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-=== Transmission 2.50 (2012/02/xx) ===
+=== Transmission 2.50 (2012/02/14) ===
 [http://trac.transmissionbt.com/query?milestone=2.50&group=component&order=severity All tickets closed by this release]
 ==== All Platforms ====
   * Fix crash when adding some magnet links
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index cdb3b2d96..0dc62c0aa 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ dnl STATUS: "X" for prerelease beta builds,
 dnl         "Z" for unsupported trunk builds,
 dnl         "0" for stable, supported releases
 dnl these should be the only two lines you need to change
-m4_define([user_agent_prefix],[2.50b1])
-m4_define([peer_id_prefix],[-TR242X-])
+m4_define([user_agent_prefix],[2.50])
+m4_define([peer_id_prefix],[-TR2500-])
 
 AC_INIT([transmission],
         [user_agent_prefix],