diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index a8318f63bec..0b728646a0c 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@ VERSION_MAJOR = 1
 VERSION_MINOR = 12
 PATCHLEVEL = 0
 VERSION_TWEAK = 0
-EXTRAVERSION = rc3
+EXTRAVERSION =