diff --git a/Lib/idlelib/idlever.py b/Lib/idlelib/idlever.py
index b6e1a1d..4d3c1f6 100644
--- a/Lib/idlelib/idlever.py
+++ b/Lib/idlelib/idlever.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-IDLE_VERSION = "2.7.1"
+IDLE_VERSION = "2.7.2rc1"