diff --git a/Doc/license.rst b/Doc/license.rst
index 66a30e70f8b..16f029acdb4 100644
--- a/Doc/license.rst
+++ b/Doc/license.rst
@@ -88,6 +88,8 @@ been GPL-compatible; the table below summarizes the various releases.
 +----------------+--------------+-----------+------------+-----------------+
 | 2.5.1          | 2.5          | 2007      | PSF        | yes             |
 +----------------+--------------+-----------+------------+-----------------+
+| 2.6            | 2.5          | 2008      | PSF        | yes             |
++----------------+--------------+-----------+------------+-----------------+
 
 .. note::
 
diff --git a/Include/patchlevel.h b/Include/patchlevel.h
index b5ad8e79a27..2ad6fb7ab4d 100644
--- a/Include/patchlevel.h
+++ b/Include/patchlevel.h
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 #define PY_RELEASE_SERIAL	3
 
 /* Version as a string */
-#define PY_VERSION      	"2.6a3"
+#define PY_VERSION      	"2.6a3+"
 /*--end constants--*/
 
 /* Subversion Revision number of this file (not of the repository) */