diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ac2499da88d3..00e5b051db8b 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 VERSION = 2
 PATCHLEVEL = 6
 SUBLEVEL = 16
-EXTRAVERSION = .42-rc1
+EXTRAVERSION = .42
 NAME=Stable Penguin
 
 # *DOCUMENTATION*