diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 5795441725dd57045f7cc18f2d6d97750f247975..908111b44415b17611a1b7b917425bf66143db9f 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+python-defaults (2.5.2-0.1) unstable; urgency=low
+
+  * NMU by the Release Team not to lose the sweet spot for the Python
+    transition.
+  * Make python2.5 the default Python version.
+
+ -- Adeodato Simó <dato@net.com.org.es>  Sun, 13 Apr 2008 11:29:32 +0200
+
 python-defaults (2.4.4-6) unstable; urgency=low
 
   * python.postinst: Fix cleanup of temporary files. Closes: #424703, #424704.
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index e165462a7cef3dd854dba1f7f63923922e814dac..3346cc156717b6df4c09f3dfdadd619d9b55bc15 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ Standards-Version: 3.7.2
 Package: python
 Architecture: all
 Priority: standard
-Depends: python2.4 (>= 2.4.4-4), python-minimal (= ${Source-Version})
+Depends: python2.5 (>= 2.5.2), python-minimal (= ${Source-Version})
 Conflicts: python2.3 (<< 2.3.5-14), python2.1 (<= 2.1.2), python-xmlbase, python-csv, python-bz2, python-base, python-central (<< 0.5.5)
 Replaces: python2.3 (<= 2.3.2-6), python-xmlbase, python-base
 Provides: python-email, python-xmlbase
@@ -19,12 +19,12 @@ Description: An interactive high-level object-oriented language (default version
  network programming, system administration, sounds and graphics.
  .
  This package is a dependency package, which depends on Debian's default
- Python version (currently v2.4).
+ Python version (currently v2.5).
 
 Package: python-minimal
 Architecture: all
 Priority: standard
-Depends: python2.4-minimal (>= 2.4.4-4), dpkg (>= 1.13.20)
+Depends: python2.5-minimal (>= 2.5.2), dpkg (>= 1.13.20)
 Conflicts: python (<= 2.4-1), python-central (<< 0.5.5)
 Replaces: python (<= 2.4-1)
 Description: A minimal subset of the Python language (default version)
@@ -35,17 +35,17 @@ Description: A minimal subset of the Python language (default version)
 
 Package: python-examples
 Architecture: all
-Depends: python (= ${Source-Version}), python2.4-examples (>= 2.4.4-4)
+Depends: python (= ${Source-Version}), python2.5-examples (>= 2.5.2)
 Description: Examples for the Python language (default version)
  Examples, Demos and Tools for Python. These are files included in
  the upstream Python distribution.
  .
  This package is a dependency package, which depends on Debian's default
- Python version (currently v2.4).
+ Python version (currently v2.5).
 
 Package: python-dev
 Architecture: all
-Depends: python (= ${Source-Version}), python2.4-dev (>= 2.4.4-4)
+Depends: python (= ${Source-Version}), python2.5-dev (>= 2.5.2)
 Description: Header files and a static library for Python (default)
  Header files, a static library and development tools for building
  Python modules, extending the Python interpreter or embedding Python
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ Description: Header files and a static library for Python (default)
  version 1.5.2.
  .
  This package is a dependency package, which depends on Debian's default
- Python version (currently v2.4).
+ Python version (currently v2.5).
 
 Package: idle
 Architecture: all
@@ -66,18 +66,18 @@ Description: An IDE for Python using Tkinter (default version)
  IDLE is written using Tkinter and therefore quite platform-independent.
  .
  This package is a dependency package, which depends on Debian's default
- Python version (currently v2.4).
+ Python version (currently v2.5).
 
 Package: python-doc
 Section: doc
 Architecture: all
-Depends: python2.4-doc (>= 2.4.4-4)
+Depends: python2.5-doc (>= 2.5.2)
 Suggests: python
 Conflicts: python-doc-info, python (<< 2.3.5)
 Replaces: python-doc-info, python (<< 2.3.5)
 Description: Documentation for the high-level object-oriented language Python
  This is the official set of documentation for the interactive high-level
- object-oriented language Python (v2.4). All documents are provided
+ object-oriented language Python (v2.5). All documents are provided
  in HTML format, some in info format. The package consists of nine documents:
  .
    * Tutorial
@@ -91,16 +91,16 @@ Description: Documentation for the high-level object-oriented language Python
    * Distributing Python Modules
  .
  This package is a dependency package, which depends on Debian's default
- Python version (currently v2.4).
+ Python version (currently v2.5).
 
 Package: python-dbg
 Architecture: all
 Priority: extra
-Depends: python (= ${Source-Version}), python2.4-dbg (>= 2.4.4-4)
+Depends: python (= ${Source-Version}), python2.5-dbg (>= 2.5.2)
 Provides: python-gdbm-dbg, python-tk-dbg
-Description: Debug Build of the Python Interpreter (version 2.4)
+Description: Debug Build of the Python Interpreter (version 2.5)
  Python interpreter configured with --pydebug. Dynamically loaded modules are
- searched in /usr/lib/python2.4/lib-dynload/debug first.
+ searched in /usr/lib/python2.5/lib-dynload/debug first.
 
 Package: python-all
 Architecture: all
diff --git a/debian/debian_defaults b/debian/debian_defaults
index e8511f58bee46d7b379e95335a764ac126c5cc5e..23e761ebdb056d45da889036277d128e8ea6e926 100644
--- a/debian/debian_defaults
+++ b/debian/debian_defaults
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [DEFAULT]
 # the default python version
-default-version = python2.4
+default-version = python2.5
 
 # all supported python versions
 supported-versions = python2.4, python2.5
diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index 3f8cef76fce3992f95b30a6e63153eba518ac14b..42c3912cea230da1ac903266ccc41966cb4c4470 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -15,12 +15,12 @@ PKGVERSION := $(word 2, $(changelog_values))
 
 distribution := $(shell lsb_release -is)
 
-export VER=2.4
-export NVER=2.5
-export PVER=python2.4
+export VER=2.5
+export NVER=2.6
+export PVER=python2.5
 
 PREVVER	:= $(shell awk '/^python/ && NR > 1 {print substr($$2,2,length($$2)-2); exit}' debian/changelog)
-PREVVER := 2.4.4-4
+PREVVER := 2.5.2
 
 PWD		:= $(shell pwd)