diff --git a/Include/patchlevel.h b/Include/patchlevel.h
index 460a27fe8b9..311fd88d1b7 100644
--- a/Include/patchlevel.h
+++ b/Include/patchlevel.h
@@ -1 +1 @@
-#define PATCHLEVEL "1.5a2"
+#define PATCHLEVEL "1.5a3"