diff --git a/Include/patchlevel.h b/Include/patchlevel.h
index 3cc12a2b2d3..7cffd74125f 100644
--- a/Include/patchlevel.h
+++ b/Include/patchlevel.h
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 #define PY_RELEASE_SERIAL       7
 
 /* Version as a string */
-#define PY_VERSION              "3.15.0a7"
+#define PY_VERSION              "3.15.0a7+"
 /*--end constants--*/