python 2.7.13rc1
diff --git a/Include/patchlevel.h b/Include/patchlevel.h
index ed2f0ee..ea30f8e 100644
--- a/Include/patchlevel.h
+++ b/Include/patchlevel.h
@@ -22,12 +22,12 @@
/*--start constants--*/
#define PY_MAJOR_VERSION 2
#define PY_MINOR_VERSION 7
-#define PY_MICRO_VERSION 12
-#define PY_RELEASE_LEVEL PY_RELEASE_LEVEL_FINAL
-#define PY_RELEASE_SERIAL 0
+#define PY_MICRO_VERSION 13
+#define PY_RELEASE_LEVEL PY_RELEASE_LEVEL_GAMMA
+#define PY_RELEASE_SERIAL 1
/* Version as a string */
-#define PY_VERSION "2.7.12+"
+#define PY_VERSION "2.7.13rc1"
/*--end constants--*/
/* Subversion Revision number of this file (not of the repository). Empty
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index f61f264..c27d116 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@
Python News
+++++++++++
-What's New in Python 2.7.13?
-============================
+What's New in Python 2.7.13 release candidate 1?
+================================================
-*Release date: XXXX-XX-XX*
+*Release date: 2016-12-03*
Core and Builtins
-----------------
diff --git a/README b/README
index 39f845a..08d48c2 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-This is Python version 2.7.12
+This is Python version 2.7.13
=============================
Copyright (c) 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011,