From 6e279eeee06d8e8ad252640fe1dfd38439e40d57 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Barry Warsaw <barry@python.org>
Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2013 21:49:31 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] post release bump

---
 Include/patchlevel.h |  2 +-
 Misc/NEWS            | 12 ++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/Include/patchlevel.h b/Include/patchlevel.h
index e45eb6efbd5..a557ce79afb 100644
--- a/Include/patchlevel.h
+++ b/Include/patchlevel.h
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 #define PY_RELEASE_SERIAL	1
 
 /* Version as a string */
-#define PY_VERSION      	"2.6.9rc1"
+#define PY_VERSION      	"2.6.9rc1+"
 /*--end constants--*/
 
 /* Subversion Revision number of this file (not of the repository) */
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 671c9890a5b..5ee935a4f7f 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -2,6 +2,18 @@
 Python News
 +++++++++++
 
+What's New in Python 2.6.9?
+===========================
+
+*Release date: XXXX-XX-XX*
+
+Core and Builtins
+-----------------
+
+Library
+-------
+
+
 What's New in Python 2.6.9 rc 1?
 ================================
 
-- 
2.30.9