diff --git a/params/version.go b/params/version.go
index fbf49ead96df3f0b161b4dfa4f61fdc0ed467cc2..196d9987e5a6fed7f34605d8ec764bd2f81ef81d 100644
--- a/params/version.go
+++ b/params/version.go
@@ -21,10 +21,10 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	VersionMajor = 1          // Major version component of the current release
-	VersionMinor = 6          // Minor version component of the current release
-	VersionPatch = 6          // Patch version component of the current release
-	VersionMeta  = "unstable" // Version metadata to append to the version string
+	VersionMajor = 1        // Major version component of the current release
+	VersionMinor = 6        // Minor version component of the current release
+	VersionPatch = 6        // Patch version component of the current release
+	VersionMeta  = "stable" // Version metadata to append to the version string
 )
 
 // Version holds the textual version string.