post release bump

diff --git a/Include/patchlevel.h b/Include/patchlevel.h
index e45eb6efbd54db194d354c5e23980e5c003c9d59..a557ce79afb942db0ef0a309f26e8190596e8a5b 100644 (file)
--- a/Include/patchlevel.h
+++ b/Include/patchlevel.h
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 #define PY_RELEASE_SERIAL      1
 
 /* Version as a string */
-#define PY_VERSION             "2.6.9rc1"
+#define PY_VERSION             "2.6.9rc1+"
 /*--end constants--*/
 
 /* Subversion Revision number of this file (not of the repository) */

diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 671c9890a5bf0e3ed179dad6f874536df01f56ee..5ee935a4f7f827df1033daa92167e76dab8fd8e0 100644 (file)
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -2,6 +2,18 @@
 Python News
 +++++++++++
 
+What's New in Python 2.6.9?
+===========================
+
+*Release date: XXXX-XX-XX*
+
+Core and Builtins
+-----------------
+
+Library
+-------
+
+
 What's New in Python 2.6.9 rc 1?
 ================================