diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 1911e7e1001d77..d5143b0813f415 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ VERSION_MAJOR 	   = 1
 VERSION_MINOR 	   = 6
 PATCHLEVEL 	   = 1
 VERSION_RESERVED   = 0
-EXTRAVERSION       = rc
+EXTRAVERSION       =
 NAME 		   = Zephyr Kernel
 
 export SOURCE_DIR PROJECT MDEF_FILE