diff --git a/Include/patchlevel.h b/Include/patchlevel.h
index 0a03fa2..c66dc7d 100644
--- a/Include/patchlevel.h
+++ b/Include/patchlevel.h
@@ -1 +1 @@
-#define PATCHLEVEL "1.2--"
+#define PATCHLEVEL "1.2-beta-2"