diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 64b47d34ac56..eaf6e0266331 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 VERSION = 2
 PATCHLEVEL = 6
 SUBLEVEL = 16
-EXTRAVERSION = .52-rc1
+EXTRAVERSION = .52
 NAME=Stable Penguin
 
 # *DOCUMENTATION*