diff --git a/version.go b/version.go
index ef0fe647..4df32dc7 100644
--- a/version.go
+++ b/version.go
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ var (
 	// VersionPrerelease is a pre-release marker for the version. If this is "" (empty string)
 	// then it means that it is a final release. Otherwise, this is a pre-release
 	// such as "dev" (in development), "beta", "rc1", etc.
-	VersionPrerelease = "beta"
+	VersionPrerelease = ""
 )
 
 // ProductName is the name of the product
diff --git a/version_test.go b/version_test.go
index 71579de5..9f21427f 100644
--- a/version_test.go
+++ b/version_test.go
@@ -3,13 +3,18 @@ package main
 import "testing"
 
 func TestGetVersionDisplay(t *testing.T) {
+	var expectedVersion = ProductName + " version " + Version
+	if VersionPrerelease != "" {
+		expectedVersion = expectedVersion + "-" + VersionPrerelease
+	}
+	expectedVersion = expectedVersion + "\n"
 	tests := []struct {
 		name string
 		want string
 	}{
 		{
 			name: "Display Version",
-			want: ProductName + " version " + Version + "-" + VersionPrerelease + "\n",
+			want: expectedVersion,
 		},
 	}
 	for _, tt := range tests {