diff --git a/Include/patchlevel.h b/Include/patchlevel.h
index e5b8a2f..ff618f1 100644
--- a/Include/patchlevel.h
+++ b/Include/patchlevel.h
@@ -19,14 +19,16 @@
 					/* Higher for patch releases */
 
 /* Version parsed out into numeric values */
+/*--start constants--*/
 #define PY_MAJOR_VERSION	2
 #define PY_MINOR_VERSION	6
 #define PY_MICRO_VERSION	0
 #define PY_RELEASE_LEVEL	PY_RELEASE_LEVEL_ALPHA
-#define PY_RELEASE_SERIAL	1
+#define PY_RELEASE_SERIAL	2
 
 /* Version as a string */
-#define PY_VERSION		"2.6a1+"
+#define PY_VERSION      	"2.6a2"
+/*--end constants--*/
 
 /* Subversion Revision number of this file (not of the repository) */
 #define PY_PATCHLEVEL_REVISION  "$Revision$"