diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 04e96a56941..3edda1c356c 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ buildscript {
 apply plugin: 'idea'
 
 ext {
-    grailsVersion = '2.2.0.RC4'
+    grailsVersion = '2.2.0'
     isBuildSnapshot = grailsVersion.endsWith(".BUILD-SNAPSHOT")
     antTraxVersion = "1.7.1"
     antVersion = "1.8.2"
diff --git a/build.properties b/build.properties
index fb21b853114..f27c9721fb2 100644
--- a/build.properties
+++ b/build.properties
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-grails.version=2.2.0.RC4
+grails.version=2.2.0
 
diff --git a/grails-test-suite-uber/src/test/groovy/grails/util/GrailsUtilTests.java b/grails-test-suite-uber/src/test/groovy/grails/util/GrailsUtilTests.java
index 2b2e7130a3a..2edf9edd1fa 100644
--- a/grails-test-suite-uber/src/test/groovy/grails/util/GrailsUtilTests.java
+++ b/grails-test-suite-uber/src/test/groovy/grails/util/GrailsUtilTests.java
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 public class GrailsUtilTests extends TestCase {
 
     public void testGrailsVersion() {
-        assertEquals("2.2.0.RC4", GrailsUtil.getGrailsVersion());
+        assertEquals("2.2.0", GrailsUtil.getGrailsVersion());
     }
 
     @Override