diff --git a/Include/patchlevel.h b/Include/patchlevel.h
index aa961d8e9a3..cf87bd16f4d 100644
--- a/Include/patchlevel.h
+++ b/Include/patchlevel.h
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 #define PY_RELEASE_SERIAL       1
 
 /* Version as a string */
-#define PY_VERSION              "3.14.5rc1"
+#define PY_VERSION              "3.14.5rc1+"
 /*--end constants--*/