diff --git a/Include/patchlevel.h b/Include/patchlevel.h
index bdfa38db4d6..ea42c123116 100644
--- a/Include/patchlevel.h
+++ b/Include/patchlevel.h
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 #define PY_RELEASE_SERIAL       5
 
 /* Version as a string */
-#define PY_VERSION              "3.15.0a5"
+#define PY_VERSION              "3.15.0a5+"
 /*--end constants--*/