done with rc1
diff --git a/Include/patchlevel.h b/Include/patchlevel.h
index a817f04..2778404 100644
--- a/Include/patchlevel.h
+++ b/Include/patchlevel.h
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
#define PY_RELEASE_SERIAL 1
/* Version as a string */
-#define PY_VERSION "3.0rc1"
+#define PY_VERSION "3.0rc1+"
/*--end constants--*/
/* Subversion Revision number of this file (not of the repository) */
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 89a21d4..5daea2f 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 3.0 release candidate 2
+============================================
+
+*Release date: XX-XXX-2008*
+
+Core and Builtins
+-----------------
+
+Library
+-------
+
+
What's New in Python 3.0 release candidate 1
============================================