diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 3193eddcda..850369315b 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2019.09-rc
+2019.09
diff --git a/boot.php b/boot.php
index 224eba1f45..114f9330b3 100644
--- a/boot.php
+++ b/boot.php
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ use Friendica\Util\DateTimeFormat;
 
 define('FRIENDICA_PLATFORM',     'Friendica');
 define('FRIENDICA_CODENAME',     'Dalmatian Bellflower');
-define('FRIENDICA_VERSION',      '2019.09-rc');
+define('FRIENDICA_VERSION',      '2019.09');
 define('DFRN_PROTOCOL_VERSION',  '2.23');
 define('NEW_UPDATE_ROUTINE_VERSION', 1170);