diff --git a/Lib/idlelib/idlever.py b/Lib/idlelib/idlever.py
index 43187ce..e14e074 100644
--- a/Lib/idlelib/idlever.py
+++ b/Lib/idlelib/idlever.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-IDLE_VERSION = "3.1.1"
+IDLE_VERSION = "3.1.2rc1"