diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 56ba070dfa09022616736b8add505bb681adfadf..554dcaddbce4509f34abcc91a818fc3ed712020f 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 VERSION = 4
 PATCHLEVEL = 17
 SUBLEVEL = 0
-EXTRAVERSION = -rc7
+EXTRAVERSION =
 NAME = Merciless Moray
 
 # *DOCUMENTATION*