diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_blender_version.h b/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_blender_version.h
index 03b44d604a434662d1857bf4e7654d0ca58b5647..01efcb2af760b3b8f27acfdacd0324ecceb6c035 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_blender_version.h
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_blender_version.h
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ extern "C" {
 /* Blender patch version for bugfix releases. */
 #define BLENDER_VERSION_PATCH 18
 /** 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