diff --git a/src/makeinc.skel.mak b/src/makeinc.skel.mak
index 212bcb17..faf6200b 100644
--- a/src/makeinc.skel.mak
+++ b/src/makeinc.skel.mak
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ PERL510OUTPUT = xcperl-510.dll
 PERL512LIB = perl512
 PERL512OUTPUT = xcperl-512.dll
 
-PYTHONLIB = python26
+PYTHONLIB = python27
 PYTHONOUTPUT = xcpython.dll
 
 TCLLIB = tcl85
diff --git a/xchat-wdk.patch b/xchat-wdk.patch
index 5176c3fd..06f03cc5 100644
--- a/xchat-wdk.patch
+++ b/xchat-wdk.patch
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ diff -ruN --strip-trailing-cr xchat-wdk.orig/plugins/perl/perl.c xchat-wdk/plugi
  			}
 diff -ruN --strip-trailing-cr xchat-wdk.orig/plugins/python/python.c xchat-wdk/plugins/python/python.c
 --- xchat-wdk.orig/plugins/python/python.c	2010-05-16 06:31:54 +0200
-+++ xchat-wdk/plugins/python/python.c	2010-12-28 02:18:45 +0100
++++ xchat-wdk/plugins/python/python.c	2010-12-28 02:21:18 +0100
 @@ -53,10 +53,10 @@
  
  #include <glib.h>
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ diff -ruN --strip-trailing-cr xchat-wdk.orig/plugins/python/python.c xchat-wdk/p
  #ifdef WIN32
  #undef WITH_THREAD /* Thread support locks up xchat on Win32. */
 -#define VERSION "0.8/2.4"	/* Linked to python24.dll */
-+#define VERSION "0.8/2.6"	/* Linked to python26.dll */
++#define VERSION "0.8/2.7"	/* Linked to python27.dll */
  #else
  #define VERSION "0.8"
  #endif