diff --git a/Include/patchlevel.h b/Include/patchlevel.h
index cd4af95e30..93ab9a5d02 100644
--- a/Include/patchlevel.h
+++ b/Include/patchlevel.h
@@ -21,12 +21,12 @@
 /* Version parsed out into numeric values */
 #define PY_MAJOR_VERSION	2
 #define PY_MINOR_VERSION	3
-#define PY_MICRO_VERSION	2
-#define PY_RELEASE_LEVEL	PY_RELEASE_LEVEL_FINAL
+#define PY_MICRO_VERSION	3
+#define PY_RELEASE_LEVEL	PY_RELEASE_LEVEL_ALPHA
 #define PY_RELEASE_SERIAL	0
 
 /* Version as a string */
-#define PY_VERSION		"2.3.2+"
+#define PY_VERSION		"2.3.3a0"
 
 /* Version as a single 4-byte hex number, e.g. 0x010502B2 == 1.5.2b2.
    Use this for numeric comparisons, e.g. #if PY_VERSION_HEX >= ... */