diff --git a/Include/patchlevel.h b/Include/patchlevel.h
index 528f27373e4..382ed01d160 100644
--- a/Include/patchlevel.h
+++ b/Include/patchlevel.h
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 #define PY_RELEASE_SERIAL	4
 
 /* Version as a string */
-#define PY_VERSION      	"3.3.0a4"
+#define PY_VERSION      	"3.3.0a4+"
 /*--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 d34cebc6d73..690d3bd37bb 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ Python News
 +++++++++++
 
 What's New in Python 3.3.0 Beta 1?
-===================================
+==================================
 
-*Release date: TBD*
+*Release date: XX-XXX-2012*
 
 Library
 -------
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ Tests
 - Issue #14963 (partial): Add test cases for exception handling behaviour
   in contextlib.ExitStack (Initial patch by Alon Horev)
 
+
 What's New in Python 3.3.0 Alpha 4?
 ===================================