v3.8.0a1
diff --git a/Include/patchlevel.h b/Include/patchlevel.h
index 68c29f5..611dea8 100644
--- a/Include/patchlevel.h
+++ b/Include/patchlevel.h
@@ -20,10 +20,10 @@
#define PY_MINOR_VERSION 8
#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 "3.8.0a0"
+#define PY_VERSION "3.8.0a1"
/*--end constants--*/
/* Version as a single 4-byte hex number, e.g. 0x010502B2 == 1.5.2b2.
diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 6a70f6c..ed8c8fb 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-This is Python version 3.8.0 alpha 0
+This is Python version 3.8.0 alpha 1
====================================
.. image:: https://travis-ci.org/python/cpython.svg?branch=master
@@ -71,8 +71,8 @@
If you are running on macOS with the latest updates installed, make sure to install
openSSL or some other SSL software along with Homebrew or another package manager.
-If issues persist, see https://devguide.python.org/setup/#macos-and-os-x for more
-information.
+If issues persist, see https://devguide.python.org/setup/#macos-and-os-x for more
+information.
On macOS, if you have configured Python with ``--enable-framework``, you
should use ``make frameworkinstall`` to do the installation. Note that this