diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_blender_version.h b/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_blender_version.h
index fd13879e3f7d39deaa8b59b0c7d4201d9a16cae0..f9b1a01c86c0a73365bd377ddb5ff9f91731e762 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_blender_version.h
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_blender_version.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /* Blender patch version for bugfix releases. */
 #define BLENDER_VERSION_PATCH 16
 /** Blender release cycle stage: alpha/beta/rc/release. */
-#define BLENDER_VERSION_CYCLE rc
+#define BLENDER_VERSION_CYCLE release
 
 /* Blender file format version. */
 #define BLENDER_FILE_VERSION BLENDER_VERSION