bump the version number prior to release
diff --git a/Include/patchlevel.h b/Include/patchlevel.h
index 1953195..2a2a839 100644
--- a/Include/patchlevel.h
+++ b/Include/patchlevel.h
@@ -22,11 +22,11 @@
#define PY_MAJOR_VERSION 2
#define PY_MINOR_VERSION 4
#define PY_MICRO_VERSION 0
-#define PY_RELEASE_LEVEL PY_RELEASE_LEVEL_ALPHA
-#define PY_RELEASE_SERIAL 3
+#define PY_RELEASE_LEVEL PY_RELEASE_LEVEL_BETA
+#define PY_RELEASE_SERIAL 1
/* Version as a string */
-#define PY_VERSION "2.4a3"
+#define PY_VERSION "2.4b1"
/* Version as a single 4-byte hex number, e.g. 0x010502B2 == 1.5.2b2.
Use this for numeric comparisons, e.g. #if PY_VERSION_HEX >= ... */