diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index dfee2dea7a..13c5ea6649 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2020.06-rc
+2020.07
diff --git a/boot.php b/boot.php
index d5a01c044e..cf86d67627 100644
--- a/boot.php
+++ b/boot.php
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ use Friendica\Util\DateTimeFormat;
 
 define('FRIENDICA_PLATFORM',     'Friendica');
 define('FRIENDICA_CODENAME',     'Red Hot Poker');
-define('FRIENDICA_VERSION',      '2020.06-rc');
+define('FRIENDICA_VERSION',      '2020.07');
 define('DFRN_PROTOCOL_VERSION',  '2.23');
 define('NEW_UPDATE_ROUTINE_VERSION', 1170);