preparation for 2.5a1
diff --git a/Lib/idlelib/idlever.py b/Lib/idlelib/idlever.py
index eef2885..fbde56c 100644
--- a/Lib/idlelib/idlever.py
+++ b/Lib/idlelib/idlever.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-IDLE_VERSION = "1.2a0"
+IDLE_VERSION = "1.2a1"