diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 544a9e8a35d1..d4248465064a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 VERSION = 2
 PATCHLEVEL = 6
 SUBLEVEL = 16
-EXTRAVERSION = .35-rc1
+EXTRAVERSION = .35
 NAME=Stable Penguin
 
 # *DOCUMENTATION*