Post 2.5.3.
diff --git a/Include/patchlevel.h b/Include/patchlevel.h
index 61826a9..552cf02 100644
--- a/Include/patchlevel.h
+++ b/Include/patchlevel.h
@@ -21,12 +21,12 @@
/* Version parsed out into numeric values */
#define PY_MAJOR_VERSION 2
#define PY_MINOR_VERSION 5
-#define PY_MICRO_VERSION 3
-#define PY_RELEASE_LEVEL PY_RELEASE_LEVEL_FINAL
+#define PY_MICRO_VERSION 4
+#define PY_RELEASE_LEVEL PY_RELEASE_LEVEL_ALPHA
#define PY_RELEASE_SERIAL 0
/* Version as a string */
-#define PY_VERSION "2.5.3"
+#define PY_VERSION "2.5.3+"
/* Subversion Revision number of this file (not of the repository) */
#define PY_PATCHLEVEL_REVISION "$Revision$"