diff --git a/params/version.go b/params/version.go
index af7772ec74..660b287e2d 100644
--- a/params/version.go
+++ b/params/version.go
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ const (
 	VersionMajor = 1        // Major version component of the current release
 	VersionMinor = 8        // Minor version component of the current release
 	VersionPatch = 0        // Patch version component of the current release
-	VersionMeta  = "beta.2" // Version metadata to append to the version string
+	VersionMeta  = "stable" // Version metadata to append to the version string
 )
 
 // Version holds the textual version string.