diff --git a/Include/patchlevel.h b/Include/patchlevel.h
index 8a90b299a54..097b2de4a63 100644
--- a/Include/patchlevel.h
+++ b/Include/patchlevel.h
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 #define PY_RELEASE_SERIAL	1
 
 /* Version as a string */
-#define PY_VERSION      	"3.2.1rc1"
+#define PY_VERSION      	"3.2.1rc1+"
 /*--end constants--*/
 
 /* Subversion Revision number of this file (not of the repository). Empty
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 9215490ff63..db780be5553 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 Python News
 +++++++++++
 
-What's New in Python 3.2.1?
-===========================
+What's New in Python 3.2.1 release candidate 2?
+===============================================
 
 *Release date: XX-XXX-2011*