diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index fadf1a341d7094546cf26911dccf65c49b04ee7b..ad9d566dab348a6499d517ddf16e2ac6c862e531 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 VERSION = 2016
 PATCHLEVEL = 03
 SUBLEVEL =
-EXTRAVERSION = -rc3
+EXTRAVERSION =
 NAME =
 
 # *DOCUMENTATION*