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