diff --git a/version/version.go b/version/version.go
index d43a16490e..7e299bc820 100644
--- a/version/version.go
+++ b/version/version.go
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ var (
 	// A pre-release marker for the version. If this is "" (empty string)
 	// then it means that it is a final release. Otherwise, this is a pre-release
 	// such as "dev" (in development), "beta", "rc1", etc.
-	VersionPrerelease = "dev"
+	VersionPrerelease = ""
 )
 
 // GetHumanVersion composes the parts of the version in a way that's suitable