diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_blender_version.h b/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_blender_version.h
index dc801c7ef58292a47711e9a60ab9af9d544e3a59..b43237b1ff25d9c6367996ac0e34d04a91532b1f 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 3
 /** Blender release cycle stage: alpha/beta/rc/release. */
-#define BLENDER_VERSION_CYCLE beta
+#define BLENDER_VERSION_CYCLE release
 
 /* Blender file format version. */
 #define BLENDER_FILE_VERSION BLENDER_VERSION