bump to 2.7.7rc1
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index f1dd6ff..020dc6e 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@
Python News
+++++++++++
-What's New in Python 2.7.7?
-===========================
+What's New in Python 2.7.7 release candidate 1?
+===============================================
-*Release date: XXXX-XX-XX*
+*Release date: 2014-05-17*
Core and Builtins
-----------------
diff --git a/Misc/RPM/python-2.7.spec b/Misc/RPM/python-2.7.spec
index 5847317..2a6bba5 100644
--- a/Misc/RPM/python-2.7.spec
+++ b/Misc/RPM/python-2.7.spec
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
%define name python
#--start constants--
-%define version 2.7.6
+%define version 2.7.7rc1
%define libvers 2.7
#--end constants--
%define release 1pydotorg