diff --git a/kalite/version.py b/kalite/version.py
index 33178fb9c0..aa1f50dd9c 100644
--- a/kalite/version.py
+++ b/kalite/version.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # Must also be of the form N.N.N for internal use, where N is a non-negative integer
 MAJOR_VERSION = "0"
 MINOR_VERSION = "17"
-PATCH_VERSION = "1rc1"
+PATCH_VERSION = "1"
 VERSION = "%s.%s.%s" % (MAJOR_VERSION, MINOR_VERSION, PATCH_VERSION)
 SHORTVERSION = "%s.%s" % (MAJOR_VERSION, MINOR_VERSION)