diff --git a/version_template.py b/version_template.py
index a401ff0030..f725be9aab 100644
--- a/version_template.py
+++ b/version_template.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 #  - don't import even standard modules at global scope without renaming them
 #    to have leading/trailing underscores
 
-baseVersion = '5.9.0a1'
+baseVersion = '5.9.0'
 cgcloudVersion = '1.6.0a1.dev393'