diff --git a/Include/patchlevel.h b/Include/patchlevel.h
index bec4ba5..8a90b29 100644
--- a/Include/patchlevel.h
+++ b/Include/patchlevel.h
@@ -19,11 +19,11 @@
 #define PY_MAJOR_VERSION	3
 #define PY_MINOR_VERSION	2
 #define PY_MICRO_VERSION	1
-#define PY_RELEASE_LEVEL	PY_RELEASE_LEVEL_BETA
+#define PY_RELEASE_LEVEL	PY_RELEASE_LEVEL_GAMMA
 #define PY_RELEASE_SERIAL	1
 
 /* Version as a string */
-#define PY_VERSION      	"3.2.1b1"
+#define PY_VERSION      	"3.2.1rc1"
 /*--end constants--*/
 
 /* Subversion Revision number of this file (not of the repository). Empty