diff --git a/scale/scale/__init__.py b/scale/scale/__init__.py
index 8b93a2f21..a573cafb8 100644
--- a/scale/scale/__init__.py
+++ b/scale/scale/__init__.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     'version_info_t', ('major', 'minor', 'patch', 'qualifier'),
 )
 
-VERSION = version_info_t(7, 2, 0, '-snapshot')
+VERSION = version_info_t(7, 2, 0, '')
 
 __version__ = '{0.major}.{0.minor}.{0.patch}{0.qualifier}'.format(VERSION)
 
diff --git a/scale/scale/__init__.py.template b/scale/scale/__init__.py.template
index 3a276a026..3779fba88 100644
--- a/scale/scale/__init__.py.template
+++ b/scale/scale/__init__.py.template
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ version_info_t = namedtuple(
     'version_info_t', ('major', 'minor', 'patch', 'qualifier'),
 )
 
-VERSION = version_info_t(7, 2, 0, '-snapshot___BUILDNUM___')
+VERSION = version_info_t(7, 2, 0, '___BUILDNUM___')
 
 __version__ = '{0.major}.{0.minor}.{0.patch}{0.qualifier}'.format(VERSION)