diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index d6d74778aae..7251c26178d 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@ VERSION_MAJOR = 2
 VERSION_MINOR = 2
 PATCHLEVEL = 0
 VERSION_TWEAK = 0
-EXTRAVERSION = rc3
+EXTRAVERSION =