diff --git a/Include/patchlevel.h b/Include/patchlevel.h
index a3aac4c..89a8527 100644
--- a/Include/patchlevel.h
+++ b/Include/patchlevel.h
@@ -15,14 +15,16 @@
 					/* Higher for patch releases */
 
 /* Version parsed out into numeric values */
+/*--start constants--*/
 #define PY_MAJOR_VERSION	3
 #define PY_MINOR_VERSION	0
 #define PY_MICRO_VERSION	0
 #define PY_RELEASE_LEVEL	PY_RELEASE_LEVEL_ALPHA
-#define PY_RELEASE_SERIAL	3
+#define PY_RELEASE_SERIAL	4
 
 /* Version as a string */
-#define PY_VERSION		"3.0a3+"
+#define PY_VERSION      	"3.0a4"
+/*--end constants--*/
 
 /* Subversion Revision number of this file (not of the repository) */
 #define PY_PATCHLEVEL_REVISION  "$Revision$"