diff --git a/compat.html b/compat.html
index 7e272a0d59d010236c222a80b29644df45f56cdd_Y29tcGF0Lmh0bWw=..d8d3269d156194fa60f29e6bc7caea1fb539409e_Y29tcGF0Lmh0bWw= 100644
--- a/compat.html
+++ b/compat.html
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 <div>
 <div id="main">
 <h1 class="title">Python compatibility</h1>
-<p>PyPy implements the Python language version 2.7.1. It supports all of the core
+<p>PyPy implements the Python language version 2.7.2. It supports all of the core
 language, passing Python test suite (with minor modifications that were
 already accepted in the main python in newer versions). It supports most
 of the commonly used Python <a class="reference external" href="http://docs.python.org/library/">standard library modules</a>; details below.</p>
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
 language, passing Python test suite (with minor modifications that were
 already accepted in the main python in newer versions). It supports most
 of the commonly used Python <a class="reference external" href="http://docs.python.org/library/">standard library modules</a>; details below.</p>
-<p>PyPy has <strong>alpha/beta-level</strong> support for the <a class="reference external" href="http://docs.python.org/c-api/">CPython C API</a>, however, as of 1.7
+<p>PyPy has <strong>alpha/beta-level</strong> support for the <a class="reference external" href="http://docs.python.org/c-api/">CPython C API</a>, however, as of 1.8
 release this feature is not yet complete. Many libraries will require
 a bit of effort to work, but there are known success stories. Check out
 PyPy blog for updates, as well as the <a class="reference external" href="https://bitbucket.org/pypy/compatibility/wiki/Home">Compatibility Wiki</a>.</p>
diff --git a/download.html b/download.html
index 7e272a0d59d010236c222a80b29644df45f56cdd_ZG93bmxvYWQuaHRtbA==..d8d3269d156194fa60f29e6bc7caea1fb539409e_ZG93bmxvYWQuaHRtbA== 100644
--- a/download.html
+++ b/download.html
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 <p class="download-menu">There are <a class="reference external" href="http://buildbot.pypy.org/nightly/trunk/">nightly binary builds</a> available. Those builds are not always
 as stable as the release, but they contain numerous bugfixes and
 performance improvements.</p>
-<p>Here are the various binaries of <strong>PyPy 1.7</strong> that we provide for x86 Linux,
+<p>Here are the various binaries of <strong>PyPy 1.8</strong> that we provide for x86 Linux,
 Mac OS/X or Windows.</p>
 <ul class="download-menu simple">
 <li>Download<ul>
@@ -70,6 +70,6 @@
 x86 CPUs that have the <a class="reference external" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SSE2">SSE2</a> instruction set (most of
 them do, nowadays), or on x86-64 CPUs. They also contain <a class="reference external" href="http://www.stackless.com/">stackless</a>
 extensions, like <a class="reference external" href="http://codespeak.net/svn/greenlet/trunk/doc/greenlet.txt">greenlets</a>.
-(This is the official release 1.7;
+(This is the official release 1.8;
 for the most up-to-date version see below.)</p>
 <ul class="simple">
@@ -74,9 +74,9 @@
 for the most up-to-date version see below.)</p>
 <ul class="simple">
-<li><a class="reference external" href="https://bitbucket.org/pypy/pypy/downloads/pypy-1.7-linux.tar.bz2">Linux binary (32bit)</a> (<a class="reference internal" href="#openssl0-9-8-notes">openssl0.9.8 notes</a>)</li>
-<li><a class="reference external" href="https://bitbucket.org/pypy/pypy/downloads/pypy-1.7-linux64.tar.bz2">Linux binary (64bit)</a> (<a class="reference internal" href="#openssl0-9-8-notes">openssl0.9.8 notes</a>)</li>
-<li><a class="reference external" href="https://bitbucket.org/pypy/pypy/downloads/pypy-1.7-osx64.tar.bz2">Mac OS/X binary (64bit)</a></li>
-<li><a class="reference external" href="https://bitbucket.org/pypy/pypy/downloads/pypy-1.7-win32.zip">Windows binary (32bit)</a></li>
+<li><a class="reference external" href="https://bitbucket.org/pypy/pypy/downloads/pypy-1.8-linux.tar.bz2">Linux binary (32bit)</a> (<a class="reference internal" href="#openssl0-9-8-notes">openssl0.9.8 notes</a>)</li>
+<li><a class="reference external" href="https://bitbucket.org/pypy/pypy/downloads/pypy-1.8-linux64.tar.bz2">Linux binary (64bit)</a> (<a class="reference internal" href="#openssl0-9-8-notes">openssl0.9.8 notes</a>)</li>
+<li><a class="reference external" href="https://bitbucket.org/pypy/pypy/downloads/pypy-1.8-osx64.tar.bz2">Mac OS/X binary (64bit)</a></li>
+<li><a class="reference external" href="https://bitbucket.org/pypy/pypy/downloads/pypy-1.8-win32.zip">Windows binary (32bit)</a></li>
 </ul><p>If your CPU is really old, it may not have SSE2.  In this case, you need
 to <a class="reference internal" href="#translate">translate</a> yourself with the option <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">--jit-backend=x86-without-sse2</span></tt>.</p>
 </div>
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@
 complicated, this reduces a bit the level of confidence we can put in
 the result.)</li>
 </ul>
-<p>These versions are not officially part of the release 1.7, which focuses
+<p>These versions are not officially part of the release 1.8, which focuses
 on the JIT.  You can find prebuilt binaries for them on our
 <a class="reference external" href="http://buildbot.pypy.org/nightly/trunk/">nightly build</a>, or <a class="reference internal" href="#translate">translate</a> them yourself.</p>
 </div>
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@
 uncompressed, they run in-place.  For now you can uncompress them
 either somewhere in your home directory or, say, in <tt class="docutils literal">/opt</tt>, and
 if you want, put a symlink from somewhere like
-<tt class="docutils literal">/usr/local/bin/pypy</tt> to <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">/path/to/pypy-1.7/bin/pypy</span></tt>.  Do
+<tt class="docutils literal">/usr/local/bin/pypy</tt> to <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">/path/to/pypy-1.8/bin/pypy</span></tt>.  Do
 not move or copy the executable <tt class="docutils literal">pypy</tt> outside the tree &ndash; put
 a symlink to it, otherwise it will not find its libraries.</p>
 </div>
@@ -123,8 +123,8 @@
 <li><p class="first">Get the source code.  The following packages contain the source at
 the same revision as the above binaries:</p>
 <ul class="simple">
-<li><a class="reference external" href="https://bitbucket.org/pypy/pypy/get/release-1.7.tar.bz2">pypy-1.7-src.tar.bz2</a> (sources, Unix line endings)</li>
-<li><a class="reference external" href="https://bitbucket.org/pypy/pypy/get/release-1.7.zip">pypy-1.7-src.zip</a> (sources, Unix line endings too, sorry)</li>
+<li><a class="reference external" href="https://bitbucket.org/pypy/pypy/get/release-1.8.tar.bz2">pypy-1.8-src.tar.bz2</a> (sources, Unix line endings)</li>
+<li><a class="reference external" href="https://bitbucket.org/pypy/pypy/get/release-1.8.zip">pypy-1.8-src.zip</a> (sources, Unix line endings too, sorry)</li>
 </ul>
 <p>Or you can checkout the current trunk using <a class="reference external" href="http://mercurial.selenic.com/">Mercurial</a> (the trunk
 usually works and is of course more up-to-date):</p>
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@
 <h1>Checksums</h1>
 <p>Here are the checksums for each of the downloads (md5 and sha1):</p>
 <pre class="literal-block">
-ceb8dfe7d9d1aeb558553b91b381a1a8  pypy-1.7-linux64.tar.bz2
-8a6e2583902bc6f2661eb3c96b45f4e3  pypy-1.7-linux.tar.bz2
-ff979054fc8e17b4973ffebb9844b159  pypy-1.7-osx64.tar.bz2
+6dd134f20c0038f63f506a8192b1cfed  pypy-1.8-linux64.tar.bz2
+b8563942704531374f121eca0b5f643b  pypy-1.8-linux.tar.bz2
+65391dc681362bf9f911956d113ff79a  pypy-1.8-osx64.tar.bz2
 fd0ad58b92ca0933c087bb93a82fda9e  release-1.7.tar.bz2
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@
 fd0ad58b92ca0933c087bb93a82fda9e  release-1.7.tar.bz2
-d364e3aa0dd5e0e1ad7f1800a0bfa7e87250c8bb  pypy-1.7-linux64.tar.bz2
-68554c4cbcc20b03ff56b6a1495a6ecf8f24b23a  pypy-1.7-linux.tar.bz2
-cedeb1d6bf0431589f62e8c95b71fbfe6c4e7b96  pypy-1.7-osx64.tar.bz2
+b9d2f69af4f8427685f49ad1558744f7a3f3f1b8  pypy-1.8-linux64.tar.bz2
+eb5af839cfc22c625b77b645324c8bf3f1b7e03b  pypy-1.8-linux.tar.bz2
+636ef5fd43478d23cf5faaffc92cb8dc187b2df1  pypy-1.8-osx64.tar.bz2
 b4be3a8dc69cd838a49382867db3c41864b9e8d9  release-1.7.tar.bz2
 </pre>
 </div>
diff --git a/features.html b/features.html
index 7e272a0d59d010236c222a80b29644df45f56cdd_ZmVhdHVyZXMuaHRtbA==..d8d3269d156194fa60f29e6bc7caea1fb539409e_ZmVhdHVyZXMuaHRtbA== 100644
--- a/features.html
+++ b/features.html
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@
 <div>
 <div id="main">
 <h1 class="title">Features</h1>
-<p><strong>PyPy 1.7</strong> implements <strong>Python 2.7.1</strong> and runs on Intel
-<a class="reference external" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IA-32">x86 (IA-32)</a> and <a class="reference external" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X86_64">x86_64</a> platforms, with ARM being underway.
+<p><strong>PyPy 1.8</strong> implements <strong>Python 2.7.2</strong> and runs on Intel
+<a class="reference external" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IA-32">x86 (IA-32)</a> and <a class="reference external" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X86_64">x86_64</a> platforms, with ARM and PPC being underway.
 It supports all of the core language, passing the Python test suite
 (with minor modifications that were already accepted in the main python
 in newer versions). It supports most of the commonly used Python
diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index 7e272a0d59d010236c222a80b29644df45f56cdd_aW5kZXguaHRtbA==..d8d3269d156194fa60f29e6bc7caea1fb539409e_aW5kZXguaHRtbA== 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 <div id="main">
 <h1 class="title">PyPy</h1>
 <p>PyPy is a <a class="reference external" href="http://speed.pypy.org/">fast</a>, <a class="reference external" href="compat.html">compliant</a> alternative implementation of the <a class="reference external" href="http://python.org/">Python</a>
-language (2.7.1). It has several advantages and distinct features:</p>
+language (2.7.2). It has several advantages and distinct features:</p>
 <blockquote>
 <ul class="simple">
 <li><strong>Speed:</strong> thanks to its Just-in-Time compiler, Python programs
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
 <li><strong>Memory usage:</strong> large, memory-hungry Python programs might end up
 taking <a class="reference external" href="http://morepypy.blogspot.com/2009/10/gc-improvements.html">less space</a> than they do in CPython.</li>
 <li><strong>Compatibility:</strong> PyPy is <a class="reference external" href="compat.html">highly compatible</a> with existing python code.
-It supports <a class="reference external" href="http://docs.python.org/release/2.7.1/library/ctypes.html">ctypes</a> and can run popular python libraries like <a class="reference external" href="http://twistedmatrix.com/">twisted</a>
+It supports <a class="reference external" href="http://docs.python.org/release/2.7.2/library/ctypes.html">ctypes</a> and can run popular python libraries like <a class="reference external" href="http://twistedmatrix.com/">twisted</a>
 and <a class="reference external" href="http://www.djangoproject.com/">django</a>.</li>
 <li><strong>Sandboxing:</strong> PyPy provides the ability to <a class="reference external" href="features.html#sandboxing">run untrusted code</a> in a
 fully secure way.</li>
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
 <li>As well as other <a class="reference external" href="features.html">features</a>.</li>
 </ul>
 </blockquote>
-<p class="download"><a class="reference external" href="download.html">Download and try out the PyPy release 1.7!</a></p>
+<p class="download"><a class="reference external" href="download.html">Download and try out the PyPy release 1.8!</a></p>
 <p>Want to know more? A good place to start is our detailed <a class="reference external" href="http://speed.pypy.org/">speed</a> and
 <a class="reference external" href="compat.html">compatibility</a> reports!</p>
 </div>
diff --git a/source/compat.txt b/source/compat.txt
index 7e272a0d59d010236c222a80b29644df45f56cdd_c291cmNlL2NvbXBhdC50eHQ=..d8d3269d156194fa60f29e6bc7caea1fb539409e_c291cmNlL2NvbXBhdC50eHQ= 100644
--- a/source/compat.txt
+++ b/source/compat.txt
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 title: Python compatibility
 ---
 
-PyPy implements the Python language version 2.7.1. It supports all of the core
+PyPy implements the Python language version 2.7.2. It supports all of the core
 language, passing Python test suite (with minor modifications that were
 already accepted in the main python in newer versions). It supports most
 of the commonly used Python `standard library modules`_; details below.
 
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@
 language, passing Python test suite (with minor modifications that were
 already accepted in the main python in newer versions). It supports most
 of the commonly used Python `standard library modules`_; details below.
 
-PyPy has **alpha/beta-level** support for the `CPython C API`_, however, as of 1.7
+PyPy has **alpha/beta-level** support for the `CPython C API`_, however, as of 1.8
 release this feature is not yet complete. Many libraries will require
 a bit of effort to work, but there are known success stories. Check out
 PyPy blog for updates, as well as the `Compatibility Wiki`__.
diff --git a/source/download.txt b/source/download.txt
index 7e272a0d59d010236c222a80b29644df45f56cdd_c291cmNlL2Rvd25sb2FkLnR4dA==..d8d3269d156194fa60f29e6bc7caea1fb539409e_c291cmNlL2Rvd25sb2FkLnR4dA== 100644
--- a/source/download.txt
+++ b/source/download.txt
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
   as stable as the release, but they contain numerous bugfixes and 
   performance improvements.
 
-Here are the various binaries of **PyPy 1.7** that we provide for x86 Linux,
+Here are the various binaries of **PyPy 1.8** that we provide for x86 Linux,
 Mac OS/X or Windows.
 
 .. class:: download_menu
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 x86 CPUs that have the SSE2_ instruction set (most of
 them do, nowadays), or on x86-64 CPUs. They also contain `stackless`_
 extensions, like `greenlets`_.
-(This is the official release 1.7;
+(This is the official release 1.8;
 for the most up-to-date version see below.)
 
 * `Linux binary (32bit)`__ (`openssl0.9.8 notes`_)
@@ -47,10 +47,10 @@
 * `Mac OS/X binary (64bit)`__
 * `Windows binary (32bit)`__
 
-.. __: https://bitbucket.org/pypy/pypy/downloads/pypy-1.7-linux.tar.bz2
-.. __: https://bitbucket.org/pypy/pypy/downloads/pypy-1.7-linux64.tar.bz2
-.. __: https://bitbucket.org/pypy/pypy/downloads/pypy-1.7-osx64.tar.bz2
-.. __: https://bitbucket.org/pypy/pypy/downloads/pypy-1.7-win32.zip
+.. __: https://bitbucket.org/pypy/pypy/downloads/pypy-1.8-linux.tar.bz2
+.. __: https://bitbucket.org/pypy/pypy/downloads/pypy-1.8-linux64.tar.bz2
+.. __: https://bitbucket.org/pypy/pypy/downloads/pypy-1.8-osx64.tar.bz2
+.. __: https://bitbucket.org/pypy/pypy/downloads/pypy-1.8-win32.zip
 .. VS 2010 runtime libraries: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?familyid=A7B7A05E-6DE6-4D3A-A423-37BF0912DB84
 
 If your CPU is really old, it may not have SSE2.  In this case, you need
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
   complicated, this reduces a bit the level of confidence we can put in
   the result.)
 
-These versions are not officially part of the release 1.7, which focuses
+These versions are not officially part of the release 1.8, which focuses
 on the JIT.  You can find prebuilt binaries for them on our
 `nightly build`_, or translate_ them yourself.
 
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@
 uncompressed, they run in-place.  For now you can uncompress them
 either somewhere in your home directory or, say, in ``/opt``, and
 if you want, put a symlink from somewhere like
-``/usr/local/bin/pypy`` to ``/path/to/pypy-1.7/bin/pypy``.  Do
+``/usr/local/bin/pypy`` to ``/path/to/pypy-1.8/bin/pypy``.  Do
 not move or copy the executable ``pypy`` outside the tree --- put
 a symlink to it, otherwise it will not find its libraries.
 
@@ -117,6 +117,6 @@
 1. Get the source code.  The following packages contain the source at
    the same revision as the above binaries:
 
-   * `pypy-1.7-src.tar.bz2`__ (sources, Unix line endings)
-   * `pypy-1.7-src.zip`__ (sources, Unix line endings too, sorry)
+   * `pypy-1.8-src.tar.bz2`__ (sources, Unix line endings)
+   * `pypy-1.8-src.zip`__ (sources, Unix line endings too, sorry)
 
@@ -122,6 +122,6 @@
 
-   .. __: https://bitbucket.org/pypy/pypy/get/release-1.7.tar.bz2
-   .. __: https://bitbucket.org/pypy/pypy/get/release-1.7.zip
+   .. __: https://bitbucket.org/pypy/pypy/get/release-1.8.tar.bz2
+   .. __: https://bitbucket.org/pypy/pypy/get/release-1.8.zip
 
    Or you can checkout the current trunk using Mercurial_ (the trunk
    usually works and is of course more up-to-date)::
@@ -197,8 +197,9 @@
 
 Here are the checksums for each of the downloads (md5 and sha1)::
 
-  ceb8dfe7d9d1aeb558553b91b381a1a8  pypy-1.7-linux64.tar.bz2
-  8a6e2583902bc6f2661eb3c96b45f4e3  pypy-1.7-linux.tar.bz2
-  ff979054fc8e17b4973ffebb9844b159  pypy-1.7-osx64.tar.bz2
+  6dd134f20c0038f63f506a8192b1cfed  pypy-1.8-linux64.tar.bz2
+  b8563942704531374f121eca0b5f643b  pypy-1.8-linux.tar.bz2
+  65391dc681362bf9f911956d113ff79a  pypy-1.8-osx64.tar.bz2
+
   fd0ad58b92ca0933c087bb93a82fda9e  release-1.7.tar.bz2
 
@@ -203,6 +204,7 @@
   fd0ad58b92ca0933c087bb93a82fda9e  release-1.7.tar.bz2
 
-  d364e3aa0dd5e0e1ad7f1800a0bfa7e87250c8bb  pypy-1.7-linux64.tar.bz2
-  68554c4cbcc20b03ff56b6a1495a6ecf8f24b23a  pypy-1.7-linux.tar.bz2
-  cedeb1d6bf0431589f62e8c95b71fbfe6c4e7b96  pypy-1.7-osx64.tar.bz2
+  b9d2f69af4f8427685f49ad1558744f7a3f3f1b8  pypy-1.8-linux64.tar.bz2
+  eb5af839cfc22c625b77b645324c8bf3f1b7e03b  pypy-1.8-linux.tar.bz2
+  636ef5fd43478d23cf5faaffc92cb8dc187b2df1  pypy-1.8-osx64.tar.bz2
+
   b4be3a8dc69cd838a49382867db3c41864b9e8d9  release-1.7.tar.bz2
diff --git a/source/features.txt b/source/features.txt
index 7e272a0d59d010236c222a80b29644df45f56cdd_c291cmNlL2ZlYXR1cmVzLnR4dA==..d8d3269d156194fa60f29e6bc7caea1fb539409e_c291cmNlL2ZlYXR1cmVzLnR4dA== 100644
--- a/source/features.txt
+++ b/source/features.txt
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
 PyPy features
 ===========================================================
 
-**PyPy 1.7** implements **Python 2.7.1** and runs on Intel
-`x86 (IA-32)`_ and `x86_64`_ platforms, with ARM being underway.
+**PyPy 1.8** implements **Python 2.7.2** and runs on Intel
+`x86 (IA-32)`_ and `x86_64`_ platforms, with ARM and PPC being underway.
 It supports all of the core language, passing the Python test suite
 (with minor modifications that were already accepted in the main python
 in newer versions). It supports most of the commonly used Python
diff --git a/source/index.txt b/source/index.txt
index 7e272a0d59d010236c222a80b29644df45f56cdd_c291cmNlL2luZGV4LnR4dA==..d8d3269d156194fa60f29e6bc7caea1fb539409e_c291cmNlL2luZGV4LnR4dA== 100644
--- a/source/index.txt
+++ b/source/index.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 ---
 
 PyPy is a `fast`_, `compliant`_ alternative implementation of the `Python`_
-language (2.7.1). It has several advantages and distinct features:
+language (2.7.2). It has several advantages and distinct features:
 
   * **Speed:** thanks to its Just-in-Time compiler, Python programs
     often run `faster`_ on PyPy.  `(What is a JIT compiler?)`_
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 
 .. class:: download
 
-`Download and try out the PyPy release 1.7!`__
+`Download and try out the PyPy release 1.8!`__
 
 .. __: download.html
 
@@ -40,6 +40,6 @@
 .. _`(What is a JIT compiler?)`: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Just-in-time_compilation
 .. _`run untrusted code`: features.html#sandboxing
 .. _`compliant`: compat.html
-.. _`Python docs`: http://docs.python.org/release/2.7.1/
+.. _`Python docs`: http://docs.python.org/release/2.7.2/
 .. _`twisted`: http://twistedmatrix.com/
 .. _`django`: http://www.djangoproject.com/
@@ -44,6 +44,6 @@
 .. _`twisted`: http://twistedmatrix.com/
 .. _`django`: http://www.djangoproject.com/
-.. _`ctypes`: http://docs.python.org/release/2.7.1/library/ctypes.html
+.. _`ctypes`: http://docs.python.org/release/2.7.2/library/ctypes.html
 .. _`features`: features.html
 .. _`less space`: http://morepypy.blogspot.com/2009/10/gc-improvements.html
 .. _`highly compatible`: compat.html