diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 32101b5..c8c4f85 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -4,6 +4,18 @@
 
 (editors: check NEWS.help for information about editing NEWS using ReST.)
 
+What's New in Python 3.1.1?
+===========================
+
+*Release date: XX-XX-XXXX"
+
+Core and Builtins
+-----------------
+
+Library
+-------
+
+
 What's New in Python 3.1?
 =========================
 
diff --git a/Misc/RPM/python-3.1.spec b/Misc/RPM/python-3.1.spec
index 074f958..443789a 100644
--- a/Misc/RPM/python-3.1.spec
+++ b/Misc/RPM/python-3.1.spec
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 
 %define name python
 #--start constants--
-%define version 3.1
+%define version 3.1.1a0
 %define libver 3.1
 #--end constants--
 %define release 1pydotorg