diff --git a/base/README.md b/base/README.md
index f2eb61eca..6fcc4e9a1 100644
--- a/base/README.md
+++ b/base/README.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 The LaTeX kernel
 ================
 
-Release 2020-10-01 pre-release 6
+Release 2020-10-01 pre-release 7
 
 Overview
 --------
diff --git a/base/ltvers.dtx b/base/ltvers.dtx
index dd39a6789..ff6c9ef24 100644
--- a/base/ltvers.dtx
+++ b/base/ltvers.dtx
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@
    {2020-10-01}
 %</2ekernel|latexrelease>
 %<*2ekernel>
-\def\patch@level{-6}
+\def\patch@level{-7}
 %    \end{macrocode}
 %
 % \begin{macro}{\development@branch@name}
diff --git a/required/graphics/README.md b/required/graphics/README.md
index 9195e612d..08cd8cabd 100644
--- a/required/graphics/README.md
+++ b/required/graphics/README.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 The LaTeX `graphics` bundle
 ===========================
 
-Release 2020-10-01 pre-release 1
+Release 2020-10-01 pre-release 2
 
 Overview
 --------
diff --git a/required/tools/README.md b/required/tools/README.md
index 9167c2292..1cc4996d9 100644
--- a/required/tools/README.md
+++ b/required/tools/README.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 The LaTeX `tools` bundle
 ========================
 
-Release 2020-10-01 pre-release 3
+Release 2020-10-01 pre-release 4
 
 Overview
 --------