diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 9339d631308..c322f9b0eb0 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -59,11 +59,11 @@ endif()
 # To insure consistency please ensure the SAME of the first two values are also
 # assigned to the "VERSION" and "BUILD" variables in the native qmake project
 # file, which is NOW called: ./src/mudlet.pro
-set(APP_VERSION 3.6.1)
+set(APP_VERSION 3.7.0)
 if(DEFINED ENV{MUDLET_VERSION_BUILD} AND NOT $ENV{MUDLET_VERSION_BUILD} STREQUAL "")
   SET(APP_BUILD $ENV{MUDLET_VERSION_BUILD})
 else()
-  set(APP_BUILD "-dev")
+  set(APP_BUILD "")
 endif()
 
 set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake ${CMAKE_MODULE_PATH})
diff --git a/src/mudlet.pro b/src/mudlet.pro
index 2a51f4f2583..f2d456771a4 100644
--- a/src/mudlet.pro
+++ b/src/mudlet.pro
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ win64 {
 ########################## Version and Build setting ###########################
 # Set the current Mudlet Version, unfortunately the Qt documentation suggests
 # that only a #.#.# form without any other alphanumberic suffixes is required:
-VERSION = 3.6.1
+VERSION = 3.7.0
 
 # if you are distributing modified code, it would be useful if you
 # put something distinguishing into the MUDLET_VERSION_BUILD environment
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ BUILD = $$(MUDLET_VERSION_BUILD)
 isEmpty( BUILD ) {
 # Leave the value of the following empty for a release build
 # i.e. the line should be "BUILD =" without quotes
-  BUILD = "-dev"
+  BUILD = ""
 }
 
 # Changing BUILD and VERSION values affects: ctelnet.cpp, main.cpp, mudlet.cpp