Post-release fixups for Python 3.5.3rc1.
diff --git a/Include/patchlevel.h b/Include/patchlevel.h
index 36755ab..eced80d 100644
--- a/Include/patchlevel.h
+++ b/Include/patchlevel.h
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
#define PY_RELEASE_SERIAL 1
/* Version as a string */
-#define PY_VERSION "3.5.3rc1"
+#define PY_VERSION "3.5.3rc1+"
/*--end constants--*/
/* Version as a single 4-byte hex number, e.g. 0x010502B2 == 1.5.2b2.
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 3c79cd6..95535f8 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -2,10 +2,22 @@
Python News
+++++++++++
+What's New in Python 3.5.3?
+===========================
+
+Release date: 2017-01-16
+
+Core and Builtins
+-----------------
+
+Library
+-------
+
+
What's New in Python 3.5.3 release candidate 1?
===============================================
-Release date: TBA
+Release date: 2017-01-02
Core and Builtins
-----------------