diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e56bf7ef182dea0cccb56352e243438b1dc99415..4d0711f540475c6273addeb1bd925f27faa81092 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 VERSION = 5
 PATCHLEVEL = 6
 SUBLEVEL = 0
-EXTRAVERSION = -rc7
+EXTRAVERSION =
 NAME = Kleptomaniac Octopus
 
 # *DOCUMENTATION*