post release update
diff --git a/Include/patchlevel.h b/Include/patchlevel.h
index 301bfbe..ba11e18 100644
--- a/Include/patchlevel.h
+++ b/Include/patchlevel.h
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
#define PY_RELEASE_SERIAL 4
/* Version as a string */
-#define PY_VERSION "2.7a4"
+#define PY_VERSION "2.7a4+"
/*--end constants--*/
/* Subversion Revision number of this file (not of the repository) */
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 69bee64..8e982cb 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 beta 1?
+================================
+
+*Release date: XXXX-XX-XX*
+
+Core and Builtins
+-----------------
+
+Library
+-------
+
+
What's New in Python 2.7 alpha 4?
=================================