version bumps for 2.7.14rc1
diff --git a/Include/patchlevel.h b/Include/patchlevel.h
index 53daaf6..3754450 100644
--- a/Include/patchlevel.h
+++ b/Include/patchlevel.h
@@ -22,12 +22,12 @@
 /*--start constants--*/
 #define PY_MAJOR_VERSION	2
 #define PY_MINOR_VERSION	7
-#define PY_MICRO_VERSION	13
-#define PY_RELEASE_LEVEL	PY_RELEASE_LEVEL_FINAL
-#define PY_RELEASE_SERIAL	0
+#define PY_MICRO_VERSION	14
+#define PY_RELEASE_LEVEL	PY_RELEASE_LEVEL_GAMMA
+#define PY_RELEASE_SERIAL	1
 
 /* Version as a string */
-#define PY_VERSION      	"2.7.13+"
+#define PY_VERSION      	"2.7.14rc1"
 /*--end constants--*/
 
 /* Subversion Revision number of this file (not of the repository). Empty
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 94af588..8489e8b 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@
 Python News
 +++++++++++
 
-What's New in Python 2.7.14?
-============================
+What's New in Python 2.7.14 release candidate 1?
+================================================
 
-*Release date: XXXX-XX-XX*
+*Release date: 2017-08-26*
 
 Core and Builtins
 -----------------
diff --git a/README b/README
index 943bede..e28fe50 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-This is Python version 2.7.13
-=============================
+This is Python version 2.7.14 release candidate 1
+=================================================
 
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 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 Python Software Foundation.  All rights