diff --git a/Include/patchlevel.h b/Include/patchlevel.h
index c28bdb4201e..b4c1bf616d0 100644
--- a/Include/patchlevel.h
+++ b/Include/patchlevel.h
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 #define PY_RELEASE_SERIAL	3
 
 /* Version as a string */
-#define PY_VERSION      	"3.3.0a3"
+#define PY_VERSION      	"3.3.0a3+"
 /*--end constants--*/
 
 /* Version as a single 4-byte hex number, e.g. 0x010502B2 == 1.5.2b2.
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 42cf1f96706..54b5b5d0026 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Python News
 What's New in Python 3.3.0 Alpha 4?
 ===================================
 
-*Release date: 26-May-2012*
+*Release date: XX-XXX-2012*
 
 Core and Builtins
 -----------------
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ Library
 - Issue #14127 and #10148: shutil.copystat now preserves exact mtime
   and atime on filesystems providing nanosecond resolution.
 
+
 What's New in Python 3.3.0 Alpha 3?
 ===================================
 
@@ -38,7 +39,7 @@ Core and Builtins
 
 - Issue #14433: Prevent msvcrt crash in interactive prompt when stdin
   is closed.
-  
+
 - Issue #14521: Make result of float('nan') and float('-nan') more
   consistent across platforms.