diff --git a/Lib/distutils/__init__.py b/Lib/distutils/__init__.py
index 2c69a18..f9f9792 100644
--- a/Lib/distutils/__init__.py
+++ b/Lib/distutils/__init__.py
@@ -15,5 +15,5 @@
 # Updated automatically by the Python release process.
 #
 #--start constants--
-__version__ = "2.7.1a0"
+__version__ = "2.7.1rc1"
 #--end constants--
diff --git a/Lib/idlelib/idlever.py b/Lib/idlelib/idlever.py
index e0c7f85..ff46726 100644
--- a/Lib/idlelib/idlever.py
+++ b/Lib/idlelib/idlever.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-IDLE_VERSION = "2.7.1a0"
+IDLE_VERSION = "2.7.1rc1"