diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index ec30286c5349710de46ed89ea0dd9687b5d85263..c81aa44afbfcb4d1955b55e5276991aae023f039 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.9.7-rc1
+0.9.7