post release version bump
diff --git a/Include/patchlevel.h b/Include/patchlevel.h
index 4c9b0d0..a982d8e 100644
--- a/Include/patchlevel.h
+++ b/Include/patchlevel.h
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
#define PY_RELEASE_SERIAL 1
/* Version as a string */
-#define PY_VERSION "2.7a1"
+#define PY_VERSION "2.7a1+"
/*--end constants--*/
/* Subversion Revision number of this file (not of the repository) */
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 3fa76b4..03647b9 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 2.7 alpha 2?
+=================================
+
+*Release date: XXXX-XX-XX*
+
+Core and Builtins
+-----------------
+
+Library
+-------
+
+
What's New in Python 2.7 alpha 1
================================