prepare for 2.7.1
diff --git a/Include/patchlevel.h b/Include/patchlevel.h
index 84e2f27..b2b1023 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 0
-#define PY_RELEASE_LEVEL PY_RELEASE_LEVEL_FINAL
+#define PY_MICRO_VERSION 1
+#define PY_RELEASE_LEVEL PY_RELEASE_LEVEL_ALPHA
#define PY_RELEASE_SERIAL 0
/* Version as a string */
-#define PY_VERSION "2.7"
+#define PY_VERSION "2.7.1a0"
/*--end constants--*/
/* Subversion Revision number of this file (not of the repository) */