Bump to 2.7a0
diff --git a/Include/patchlevel.h b/Include/patchlevel.h
index 2879048..2c4a69a 100644
--- a/Include/patchlevel.h
+++ b/Include/patchlevel.h
@@ -21,13 +21,13 @@
/* Version parsed out into numeric values */
/*--start constants--*/
#define PY_MAJOR_VERSION 2
-#define PY_MINOR_VERSION 6
+#define PY_MINOR_VERSION 7
#define PY_MICRO_VERSION 0
-#define PY_RELEASE_LEVEL PY_RELEASE_LEVEL_FINAL
+#define PY_RELEASE_LEVEL PY_RELEASE_LEVEL_ALPHA
#define PY_RELEASE_SERIAL 0
/* Version as a string */
-#define PY_VERSION "2.6"
+#define PY_VERSION "2.7a0"
/*--end constants--*/
/* Subversion Revision number of this file (not of the repository) */
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 2d1e099..e5d24b2 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -4,6 +4,18 @@
(editors: check NEWS.help for information about editing NEWS using ReST.)
+What's New in Python 2.7 alpha 1
+================================
+
+*Release date: XX-XXX-20XX*
+
+Core and Builtins
+-----------------
+
+Library
+-------
+
+
What's New in Python 2.6 final
==============================