diff --git a/version/version.go b/version/version.go
index c21fd0ee7..53a08fa4d 100644
--- a/version/version.go
+++ b/version/version.go
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ var Version = "0.5.4"
 // A pre-release marker for the version. If this is "" (empty string)
 // then it means that it is a final release. Otherwise, this is a pre-release
 // such as "dev" (in development), "beta", "rc1", etc.
-var VersionPrerelease = "dev"
+var VersionPrerelease = ""
 
 // The metadata for the version, this is optional information to add around
 // a particular release.