diff --git a/Include/patchlevel.h b/Include/patchlevel.h
index 2c4a69a..4c9b0d0 100644
--- a/Include/patchlevel.h
+++ b/Include/patchlevel.h
@@ -24,10 +24,10 @@
 #define PY_MINOR_VERSION	7
 #define PY_MICRO_VERSION	0
 #define PY_RELEASE_LEVEL	PY_RELEASE_LEVEL_ALPHA
-#define PY_RELEASE_SERIAL	0
+#define PY_RELEASE_SERIAL	1
 
 /* Version as a string */
-#define PY_VERSION      	"2.7a0"
+#define PY_VERSION      	"2.7a1"
 /*--end constants--*/
 
 /* Subversion Revision number of this file (not of the repository) */