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