post release update

Include/patchlevel.h

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 #define PY_RELEASE_SERIAL	4
 
 /* Version as a string */
-#define PY_VERSION      	"2.7a4"
+#define PY_VERSION      	"2.7a4+"
 /*--end constants--*/
 
 /* Subversion Revision number of this file (not of the repository) */

Misc/NEWS

@@ -4,6 +4,18 @@ Python News
 
 (editors: check NEWS.help for information about editing NEWS using ReST.)
 
+What's New in Python 2.7 beta 1?
+================================
+
+*Release date: XXXX-XX-XX*
+
+Core and Builtins
+-----------------
+
+Library
+-------
+
+
 What's New in Python 2.7 alpha 4?
 =================================