diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_blender_version.h b/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_blender_version.h
index d9e7035c04d60696e03d72b4bdce2a89aafaee8a..4e14ada33a140d902c2c2c1945443bc99ba17be0 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_blender_version.h
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_blender_version.h
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ extern "C" {
 /* Blender patch version for bugfix releases. */
 #define BLENDER_VERSION_PATCH 5
 /** 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