version to 2.7.4rc1
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index f172246..b8dc1f2 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 Python News
 +++++++++++
 
-What's New in Python 2.7.4
-==========================
+What's New in Python 2.7.4 release candidate 1
+==============================================
 
-*Release date: XXXX-XX-XX*
+*Release date: 2013-03-23*
 
 Core and Builtins
 -----------------
diff --git a/Misc/RPM/python-2.7.spec b/Misc/RPM/python-2.7.spec
index aad3529..0b62adf 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 2.7.3
+%define version 2.7.4rc1
 %define libvers 2.7
 #--end constants--
 %define release 1pydotorg