diff --git a/lib/nokogiri/version.rb b/lib/nokogiri/version.rb
index 28f58f841e..2347404d5d 100644
--- a/lib/nokogiri/version.rb
+++ b/lib/nokogiri/version.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module Nokogiri
   # The version of Nokogiri you are using
-  VERSION = '1.6.8.rc3'
+  VERSION = '1.6.8'
 
   class VersionInfo # :nodoc:
     def jruby?