diff --git a/django/__init__.py b/django/__init__.py
index 7b149e61ff..6ec73911af 100644
--- a/django/__init__.py
+++ b/django/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-VERSION = (1, 4, 10, 'alpha', 0)
+VERSION = (1, 4, 10, 'final', 0)
 
 def get_version(version=None):
     """Derives a PEP386-compliant version number from VERSION."""
diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index cc01014dff..6e25feebb7 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -50,9 +50,9 @@ copyright = 'Django Software Foundation and contributors'
 # built documents.
 #
 # The short X.Y version.
-version = '1.4.8'
+version = '1.4.10'
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = '1.4.9'
+release = '1.4.10'
 # The next version to be released
 django_next_version = '1.5'
 
diff --git a/docs/releases/1.4.10.txt b/docs/releases/1.4.10.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..59d1646d0b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/releases/1.4.10.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+============================
+ Django 1.4.10 release notes
+============================
+
+*November 6, 2013*
+
+Django 1.4.10 fixes a Python-compatibility bug in the 1.4 series.
+
+Python compatibility
+--------------------
+
+Django 1.4.9 inadvertently introduced issues with Python 2.5 compatibility. Django 1.4.10 restores Python 2.5 compatibility. This was issue #21362 in Django's Trac.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index d0403af5b8..da5f86a820 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ setup(
     author = 'Django Software Foundation',
     author_email = 'foundation@djangoproject.com',
     description = 'A high-level Python Web framework that encourages rapid development and clean, pragmatic design.',
-    download_url = 'https://www.djangoproject.com/m/releases/1.4/Django-1.4.9.tar.gz',
+    download_url = 'https://www.djangoproject.com/m/releases/1.4/Django-1.4.10.tar.gz',
     packages = packages,
     cmdclass = cmdclasses,
     data_files = data_files,