diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 2c754b1935af..659833fa2e48 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 VERSION = 2
 PATCHLEVEL = 6
 SUBLEVEL = 16
-EXTRAVERSION = .47-rc1
+EXTRAVERSION = .47
 NAME=Stable Penguin
 
 # *DOCUMENTATION*