diff --git a/contrib/release/release.sh b/contrib/release/release.sh
index 354686380..96ff5b9e3 100755
--- a/contrib/release/release.sh
+++ b/contrib/release/release.sh
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 set -ex
 
-VERSION="${VERSION:-"9.0-rc1"}"
+VERSION="${VERSION:-"9.0"}"
 LIANA_PREFIX="liana-$VERSION"
 LINUX_DIR_NAME="$LIANA_PREFIX-x86_64-linux-gnu"
 LINUX_ARCHIVE="$LINUX_DIR_NAME.tar.gz"
diff --git a/contrib/release/sign.sh b/contrib/release/sign.sh
index 6cfc9aa4c..76cf166d0 100755
--- a/contrib/release/sign.sh
+++ b/contrib/release/sign.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 set -e  # Exit immediately if a command exits with a non-zero status
 set -x  # Print commands and their arguments as they are executed
 
-VERSION="${VERSION:-"9.0-rc1"}"
+VERSION="${VERSION:-"9.0"}"
 LIANA_PREFIX="liana-$VERSION"
 # Define the release directory
 RELEASE_DIR="$PWD/release_assets"
diff --git a/lianad/src/lib.rs b/lianad/src/lib.rs
index 4fc32e947..abdfeab89 100644
--- a/lianad/src/lib.rs
+++ b/lianad/src/lib.rs
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ pub struct Version {
 
 impl fmt::Display for Version {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
-        write!(f, "{}.{}.{}-rc1", self.major, self.minor, self.patch)
+        write!(f, "{}.{}.{}", self.major, self.minor, self.patch)
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/test_rpc.py b/tests/test_rpc.py
index fd98946e5..b543b8b4e 100644
--- a/tests/test_rpc.py
+++ b/tests/test_rpc.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 def test_getinfo(lianad):
     res = lianad.rpc.getinfo()
     assert "timestamp" in res.keys()
-    assert res["version"] == "9.0.0-rc1"
+    assert res["version"] == "9.0.0"
     assert res["network"] == "regtest"
     wait_for(lambda: lianad.rpc.getinfo()["block_height"] == 101)
     res = lianad.rpc.getinfo()