diff --git a/Include/patchlevel.h b/Include/patchlevel.h
index 8a8f351ca4c..f81c3391a03 100644
--- a/Include/patchlevel.h
+++ b/Include/patchlevel.h
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 #define PY_RELEASE_SERIAL	2
 
 /* Version as a string */
-#define PY_VERSION      	"3.3.0a2"
+#define PY_VERSION      	"3.3.0a2+"
 /*--end constants--*/
 
 /* Version as a single 4-byte hex number, e.g. 0x010502B2 == 1.5.2b2.
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index fa3660c64b6..b38f104a812 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -2,6 +2,25 @@
 Python News
 +++++++++++
 
+What's New in Python 3.3.0 Alpha 3?
+===================================
+
+*Release date: XXXX-XX-XX*
+
+Core and Builtins
+-----------------
+
+- Issue #13019: Fix potential reference leaks in bytearray.extend().  Patch
+  by Suman Saha.
+
+Library
+-------
+
+- Issue #14151: Raise a ValueError, not a NameError, when trying to create
+  a multiprocessing Client or Listener with an AF_PIPE type address under
+  non-Windows platforms.  Patch by Popa Claudiu.
+
+
 What's New in Python 3.3.0 Alpha 2?
 ===================================
 
@@ -10,9 +29,6 @@ What's New in Python 3.3.0 Alpha 2?
 Core and Builtins
 -----------------
 
-- Issue #13019: Fix potential reference leaks in bytearray.extend().  Patch
-  by Suman Saha.
-
 - Issue #1683368: object.__new__ and object.__init__ raise a TypeError if they
   are passed arguments and their complementary method is not overridden.
 
@@ -40,10 +56,6 @@ Core and Builtins
 Library
 -------
 
-- Issue #14151: Raise a ValueError, not a NameError, when trying to create
-  a multiprocessing Client or Listener with an AF_PIPE type address under
-  non-Windows platforms.  Patch by Popa Claudiu.
-
 - Issue #14300: Under Windows, sockets created using socket.dup() now allow
   overlapped I/O.  Patch by sbt.
 
diff --git a/Objects/typeobject.c b/Objects/typeobject.c
index a4414a925f4..4b3c63cce76 100644
--- a/Objects/typeobject.c
+++ b/Objects/typeobject.c
@@ -490,26 +490,22 @@ type_set_bases(PyTypeObject *type, PyObject *value, void *context)
     for (i = 0; i < PyTuple_GET_SIZE(value); i++) {
         ob = PyTuple_GET_ITEM(value, i);
         if (!PyType_Check(ob)) {
-            PyErr_Format(
-                PyExc_TypeError,
-    "%s.__bases__ must be tuple of classes, not '%s'",
-                            type->tp_name, Py_TYPE(ob)->tp_name);
-                    return -1;
+            PyErr_Format(PyExc_TypeError,
+                         "%s.__bases__ must be tuple of classes, not '%s'",
+                         type->tp_name, Py_TYPE(ob)->tp_name);
+            return -1;
         }
-        if (PyType_Check(ob)) {
-            if (PyType_IsSubtype((PyTypeObject*)ob, type)) {
-                PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError,
-            "a __bases__ item causes an inheritance cycle");
-                return -1;
-            }
+        if (PyType_IsSubtype((PyTypeObject*)ob, type)) {
+            PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError,
+                            "a __bases__ item causes an inheritance cycle");
+            return -1;
         }
     }
 
     new_base = best_base(value);
 
-    if (!new_base) {
+    if (!new_base)
         return -1;
-    }
 
     if (!compatible_for_assignment(type->tp_base, new_base, "__bases__"))
         return -1;