Updating IDLE's version number to match Python's (as per python-dev
discussion).
diff --git a/Lib/idlelib/NEWS.txt b/Lib/idlelib/NEWS.txt
index d9e0c50..3b3d79a 100644
--- a/Lib/idlelib/NEWS.txt
+++ b/Lib/idlelib/NEWS.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+What's New in IDLE 2.6a1?
+=========================
+
+*Release date: XX-XXX-200X*
+
+- IDLE's version number takes a big jump to match the version number of
+  the Python release of which it's a part.
+
+
 What's New in IDLE 1.2c1?
 =========================