diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 6315424a00b9fb2634f38f17833d7f302968a664..e3c5eb66ec52dee13127e3b2b83f84c3184bd8be 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 VERSION = 2
 PATCHLEVEL = 6
 SUBLEVEL = 26
-EXTRAVERSION = -rc9
+EXTRAVERSION =
 NAME = Rotary Wombat
 
 # *DOCUMENTATION*