diff --git a/version.py b/version.py
index 8c9682637e..d1aff6995d 100644
--- a/version.py
+++ b/version.py
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
 MAJOR = 0
 MINOR = 9
 MICRO = 0
-RELEV = "rc"  # <16
+RELEV = "final"  # <16
 SERIAL = 0  # <16
 
 date = __date__