next release cycle bump

diff --git a/Include/patchlevel.h b/Include/patchlevel.h
index 3a8643c3d706047acc0560907de8d08e5f48a5f9..42d5cedd9abcae8e6dd15d1220a40349c079f793 100644 (file)
--- a/Include/patchlevel.h
+++ b/Include/patchlevel.h
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 #define PY_RELEASE_SERIAL      0
 
 /* Version as a string */
-#define PY_VERSION             "2.7.1"
+#define PY_VERSION             "2.7.1+"
 /*--end constants--*/
 
 /* Subversion Revision number of this file (not of the repository) */

diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index a1bd67fa69d4fe3c4edc4980816d999e28d98e6f..b138b057855ad0edb98820d0b5741eccd9d71b91 100644 (file)
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -2,6 +2,18 @@
 Python News
 +++++++++++
 
+What's New in Python 2.7.2?
+===========================
+
+*Release date: XXXX-XX-XX*
+
+Core and Builtins
+-----------------
+
+Library
+-------
+
+
 What's New in Python 2.7.1?
 ===========================