diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_blender_version.h b/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_blender_version.h
index 665ab467c74cac96c9ff161a4a0794d5e901fb0e..96f7238306cc146e49128f28f3798f2a3f304283 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 15
 /** 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