diff --git a/Include/patchlevel.h b/Include/patchlevel.h
index 1f6b27e..a3aac4c 100644
--- a/Include/patchlevel.h
+++ b/Include/patchlevel.h
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 #define PY_RELEASE_SERIAL	3
 
 /* Version as a string */
-#define PY_VERSION		"3.0a3"
+#define PY_VERSION		"3.0a3+"
 
 /* Subversion Revision number of this file (not of the repository) */
 #define PY_PATCHLEVEL_REVISION  "$Revision$"
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 0870278..172dcce 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -4,6 +4,13 @@
 
 (editors: check NEWS.help for information about editing NEWS using ReST.)
 
+What's New in Python 3.0a4?
+===========================
+
+*Release date: XX-XXX-2008*
+
+
+
 What's New in Python 3.0a3?
 ===========================