diff --git a/Include/patchlevel.h b/Include/patchlevel.h
index d0a5a25f963..f1e619f05bb 100644
--- a/Include/patchlevel.h
+++ b/Include/patchlevel.h
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 #define PY_RELEASE_SERIAL	0
 
 /* Version as a string */
-#define PY_VERSION      	"3.2"
+#define PY_VERSION      	"3.2.1a0"
 /*--end constants--*/
 
 /* Subversion Revision number of this file (not of the repository) */