diff --git a/Doc/license.rst b/Doc/license.rst
index eb266a7..7b77b60 100644
--- a/Doc/license.rst
+++ b/Doc/license.rst
@@ -94,7 +94,10 @@
 +----------------+--------------+------------+------------+-----------------+
 | 3.0            | 2.6          | 2008       | PSF        | yes             |
 +----------------+--------------+------------+------------+-----------------+
-
+| 3.1            | 3.0          | 2009       | PSF        | yes             |
++----------------+--------------+------------+------------+-----------------+
+| 3.2            | 3.1          | 2009       | PSF        | yes             |
++----------------+--------------+------------+------------+-----------------+
 
 .. note::
 
diff --git a/Doc/tutorial/interpreter.rst b/Doc/tutorial/interpreter.rst
index 72cbec9..43b42af 100644
--- a/Doc/tutorial/interpreter.rst
+++ b/Doc/tutorial/interpreter.rst
@@ -10,11 +10,11 @@
 Invoking the Interpreter
 ========================
 
-The Python interpreter is usually installed as :file:`/usr/local/bin/python3.1`
+The Python interpreter is usually installed as :file:`/usr/local/bin/python3.2`
 on those machines where it is available; putting :file:`/usr/local/bin` in your
 Unix shell's search path makes it possible to start it by typing the command ::
 
-   python3.1
+   python3.2
 
 to the shell. [#]_ Since the choice of the directory where the interpreter lives
 is an installation option, other places are possible; check with your local
@@ -22,11 +22,11 @@
 popular alternative location.)
 
 On Windows machines, the Python installation is usually placed in
-:file:`C:\\Python31`, though you can change this when you're running the
+:file:`C:\\Python32`, though you can change this when you're running the
 installer.  To add this directory to your path,  you can type the following
 command into the command prompt in a DOS box::
 
-   set path=%path%;C:\python31
+   set path=%path%;C:\python32
 
 Typing an end-of-file character (:kbd:`Control-D` on Unix, :kbd:`Control-Z` on
 Windows) at the primary prompt causes the interpreter to exit with a zero exit
diff --git a/Include/patchlevel.h b/Include/patchlevel.h
index 8d21ce1..43e93d3 100644
--- a/Include/patchlevel.h
+++ b/Include/patchlevel.h
@@ -19,11 +19,11 @@
 #define PY_MAJOR_VERSION	3
 #define PY_MINOR_VERSION	1
 #define PY_MICRO_VERSION	0
-#define PY_RELEASE_LEVEL	PY_RELEASE_LEVEL_FINAL
+#define PY_RELEASE_LEVEL	PY_RELEASE_LEVEL_ALPHA
 #define PY_RELEASE_SERIAL	0
 
 /* Version as a string */
-#define PY_VERSION      	"3.1"
+#define PY_VERSION      	"3.1a0+"
 /*--end constants--*/
 
 /* Subversion Revision number of this file (not of the repository) */
diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
index d597478..7a3857e 100644
--- a/LICENSE
+++ b/LICENSE
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@
     2.6             2.5         2008        PSF         yes
     2.6.1           2.6         2008        PSF         yes
     3.0             2.6         2008        PSF         yes
+    3.1             3.0         2009        PSF         yes
+    3.2             3.1         2009        PSF         yes
 
 Footnotes:
 
diff --git a/Lib/distutils/__init__.py b/Lib/distutils/__init__.py
index 73c77f1..18b02fc 100644
--- a/Lib/distutils/__init__.py
+++ b/Lib/distutils/__init__.py
@@ -15,5 +15,5 @@
 # Updated automatically by the Python release process.
 #
 #--start constants--
-__version__ = "3.1"
+__version__ = "3.2a0"
 #--end constants--
diff --git a/Lib/idlelib/idlever.py b/Lib/idlelib/idlever.py
index c3314d5..3ca3cde 100644
--- a/Lib/idlelib/idlever.py
+++ b/Lib/idlelib/idlever.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-IDLE_VERSION = "3.1"
+IDLE_VERSION = "3.2a0"
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 32101b5..b4b9e9f 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -4,6 +4,18 @@
 
 (editors: check NEWS.help for information about editing NEWS using ReST.)
 
+What's New in Python 3.2 Alpha 1?
+=================================
+
+*Release date: XX-XXX-XXX*
+
+Core and Builtins
+-----------------
+
+Library
+-------
+
+
 What's New in Python 3.1?
 =========================
 
diff --git a/Misc/RPM/python-3.1.spec b/Misc/RPM/python-3.2.spec
similarity index 99%
rename from Misc/RPM/python-3.1.spec
rename to Misc/RPM/python-3.2.spec
index 074f958..e794623 100644
--- a/Misc/RPM/python-3.1.spec
+++ b/Misc/RPM/python-3.2.spec
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@
 
 %define name python
 #--start constants--
-%define version 3.1
-%define libver 3.1
+%define version 3.2a0
+%define libver 3.2
 #--end constants--
 %define release 1pydotorg
 %define __prefix /usr
diff --git a/README b/README
index 40d3f0a..72f9a54 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-This is Python version 3.1
+This is Python version 3.2
 ==========================
 
 Copyright (c) 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 9d3c9a9..31e7662 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #! /bin/sh
-# From configure.in Revision: 73274 .
+# From configure.in Revision: 73307 .
 # Guess values for system-dependent variables and create Makefiles.
-# Generated by GNU Autoconf 2.61 for python 3.1.
+# Generated by GNU Autoconf 2.61 for python 3.2.
 #
 # Report bugs to <http://bugs.python.org/>.
 #
@@ -575,8 +575,8 @@
 # Identity of this package.
 PACKAGE_NAME='python'
 PACKAGE_TARNAME='python'
-PACKAGE_VERSION='3.1'
-PACKAGE_STRING='python 3.1'
+PACKAGE_VERSION='3.2'
+PACKAGE_STRING='python 3.2'
 PACKAGE_BUGREPORT='http://bugs.python.org/'
 
 ac_unique_file="Include/object.h"
@@ -1246,7 +1246,7 @@
   # Omit some internal or obsolete options to make the list less imposing.
   # This message is too long to be a string in the A/UX 3.1 sh.
   cat <<_ACEOF
-\`configure' configures python 3.1 to adapt to many kinds of systems.
+\`configure' configures python 3.2 to adapt to many kinds of systems.
 
 Usage: $0 [OPTION]... [VAR=VALUE]...
 
@@ -1307,7 +1307,7 @@
 
 if test -n "$ac_init_help"; then
   case $ac_init_help in
-     short | recursive ) echo "Configuration of python 3.1:";;
+     short | recursive ) echo "Configuration of python 3.2:";;
    esac
   cat <<\_ACEOF
 
@@ -1438,7 +1438,7 @@
 test -n "$ac_init_help" && exit $ac_status
 if $ac_init_version; then
   cat <<\_ACEOF
-python configure 3.1
+python configure 3.2
 generated by GNU Autoconf 2.61
 
 Copyright (C) 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001,
@@ -1452,7 +1452,7 @@
 This file contains any messages produced by compilers while
 running configure, to aid debugging if configure makes a mistake.
 
-It was created by python $as_me 3.1, which was
+It was created by python $as_me 3.2, which was
 generated by GNU Autoconf 2.61.  Invocation command line was
 
   $ $0 $@
@@ -1826,7 +1826,7 @@
 mv confdefs.h.new confdefs.h
 
 
-VERSION=3.1
+VERSION=3.2
 
 
 SOVERSION=1.0
@@ -25817,7 +25817,7 @@
 # report actual input values of CONFIG_FILES etc. instead of their
 # values after options handling.
 ac_log="
-This file was extended by python $as_me 3.1, which was
+This file was extended by python $as_me 3.2, which was
 generated by GNU Autoconf 2.61.  Invocation command line was
 
   CONFIG_FILES    = $CONFIG_FILES
@@ -25866,7 +25866,7 @@
 _ACEOF
 cat >>$CONFIG_STATUS <<_ACEOF
 ac_cs_version="\\
-python config.status 3.1
+python config.status 3.2
 configured by $0, generated by GNU Autoconf 2.61,
   with options \\"`echo "$ac_configure_args" | sed 's/^ //; s/[\\""\`\$]/\\\\&/g'`\\"
 
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index ecd789a..7b1cab8 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 dnl NOTE: autoconf 2.64 doesn't seem to work (use 2.61).
 
 # Set VERSION so we only need to edit in one place (i.e., here)
-m4_define(PYTHON_VERSION, 3.1)
+m4_define(PYTHON_VERSION, 3.2)
 
 AC_REVISION($Revision$)
 AC_PREREQ(2.61)