diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e5d7e5dc13f4..fc524a34da78 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 VERSION = 2
 PATCHLEVEL = 6
 SUBLEVEL = 16
-EXTRAVERSION = .44-rc2
+EXTRAVERSION = .44
 NAME=Stable Penguin
 
 # *DOCUMENTATION*