diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 355893b6d536a0..f027c89026a6d3 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@ VERSION_MAJOR = 3
 VERSION_MINOR = 3
 PATCHLEVEL = 0
 VERSION_TWEAK = 0
-EXTRAVERSION = rc3
+EXTRAVERSION =