diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 393308220473..8a1958ac92e6 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 VERSION = 2
 PATCHLEVEL = 6
 SUBLEVEL = 16
-EXTRAVERSION = .50-rc1
+EXTRAVERSION = .50
 NAME=Stable Penguin
 
 # *DOCUMENTATION*