diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index be70f71fc487fd..ba33521819b080 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@ VERSION_MAJOR = 3
 VERSION_MINOR = 6
 PATCHLEVEL = 0
 VERSION_TWEAK = 0
-EXTRAVERSION = rc3
+EXTRAVERSION =