Updates for 5.0a1

7 files changed, 22 insertions, 13 deletions

diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index d75322f..6ceba60 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -14,8 +14,10 @@ Change history for Coverage.py
     ..  Version 7.8.1 --- 2021-07-27
     ..  ----------------------------
 
-Unreleased (might become 5.0)
------------------------------
+.. _changes_50a1:
+
+Version 5.0a1 --- 2018-05-28
+----------------------------
 
 - Coverage.py no longer supports Python 2.6 or 3.3.
 
diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 9336b97..0071559 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ library to determine which lines are executable, and which have been executed.
 Coverage.py runs on many versions of Python:
 
 * CPython 2.7 and 3.4 through 3.7.
-* PyPy2 5.10 and PyPy3 5.10.
+* PyPy2 6.0 and PyPy3 6.0.
 * Jython 2.7.1, though not for reporting.
 * IronPython 2.7.7, though not for reporting.
 
@@ -32,7 +32,9 @@ Documentation is on `Read the Docs`_.  Code repository and issue tracker are on
 .. _GitHub: https://github.com/nedbat/coveragepy
 
 
-**New in 4.5:** Configurator plug-ins.
+**New in 5.0:** Dropped support for Python 2.6 and 3.3.
+
+New in 4.5: Configurator plug-ins.
 
 New in 4.4: Suppressable warnings, continuous coverage measurement.
 
diff --git a/coverage/version.py b/coverage/version.py
index 0eb9210..db8f9ad 100644
--- a/coverage/version.py
+++ b/coverage/version.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 # This file is exec'ed in setup.py, don't import anything!
 
 # Same semantics as sys.version_info.
-version_info = (5, 0, 0, 'alpha', 0)
+version_info = (5, 0, 0, 'alpha', 1)
 
 
 def _make_version(major, minor, micro, releaselevel, serial):
diff --git a/doc/conf.py b/doc/conf.py
index 08c8853..503387b 100644
--- a/doc/conf.py
+++ b/doc/conf.py
@@ -56,9 +56,9 @@ copyright = u'2009\N{EN DASH}2018, Ned Batchelder'      # CHANGEME
 # built documents.
 #
 # The short X.Y version.
-version = '4.5'             # CHANGEME
+version = '5.0'             # CHANGEME
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = '4.5.1'           # CHANGEME
+release = '5.0a1'           # CHANGEME
 
 # The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
 # for a list of supported languages.
diff --git a/doc/index.rst b/doc/index.rst
index 2df9554..2f99d59 100644
--- a/doc/index.rst
+++ b/doc/index.rst
@@ -77,21 +77,21 @@ not.
 
 .. ifconfig:: prerelease
 
-    The latest version is coverage.py 4.4b1, released April 4th 2017.  It is
+    The latest version is coverage.py 5.0a1, released May 28th 2018.  It is
     supported on:
 
-    * Python versions 2.6, 2.7, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, and 3.6.
+    * Python versions 2.7, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, and 3.7.
 
-    * PyPy2 5.6 and PyPy3 5.5.
+    * PyPy2 6.0 and PyPy3 6.0.
 
     * Jython 2.7.1, though only for running code, not reporting.
 
     * IronPython 2.7.7, though only for running code, not reporting.
 
     **This is a pre-release build.  The usual warnings about possible bugs
-    apply.** The latest stable version is coverage.py 4.3.4, `described here`_.
+    apply.** The latest stable version is coverage.py 4.5.1, `described here`_.
 
-.. _described here: https://nedbatchelder.com/code/coverage
+.. _described here: http://coverage.readthedocs.io/
 
 
 Quick start
diff --git a/doc/python-coverage.1.txt b/doc/python-coverage.1.txt
index 94402b8..a415f08 100644
--- a/doc/python-coverage.1.txt
+++ b/doc/python-coverage.1.txt
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ measure code coverage of Python program execution
 
 :Author: Ned Batchelder <ned@nedbatchelder.com>
 :Author: |author|
-:Date: 2015-09-20
+:Date: 2018-05-28
 :Copyright: Apache 2.0 license, attribution and disclaimer required.
 :Manual section: 1
 :Manual group: Coverage.py
@@ -219,6 +219,10 @@ COVERAGE_FILE
     Path to the file where coverage measurements are collected to and
     reported from. Default: ``.coverage`` in the current working directory.
 
+COVERAGE_RCFILE
+
+    Path to the configuration file, often named ``.coveragerc``.
+
 HISTORY
 =======
 
diff --git a/howto.txt b/howto.txt
index 2707be5..25425ec 100644
--- a/howto.txt
+++ b/howto.txt
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 - Update CHANGES.rst, including release date.
 - Update README.rst
     - "New in x.y:"
+    - Python versions supported
 - Update docs
     - Version, date and python versions in doc/index.rst
     - Version and copyright date in doc/conf.py