diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index b8816add1fc3410e23be1fa041bd511f550d58f2..600a4d623a993f96fcfb44dd0823db9b4980dca4 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 VERSION = 2017
 PATCHLEVEL = 05
 SUBLEVEL =
-EXTRAVERSION = -rc3
+EXTRAVERSION =
 NAME =
 
 # *DOCUMENTATION*