diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 5bb3b09115eecdc38db667d7d20eb24e5c580f11..8086f3c93eca4ef3f8d4b71b760dfe7e257a9585 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 VERSION = 2017
 PATCHLEVEL = 09
 SUBLEVEL =
-EXTRAVERSION = -rc4
+EXTRAVERSION =
 NAME =
 
 # *DOCUMENTATION*