diff --git a/include/seqan3/version.hpp b/include/seqan3/version.hpp
index d6a9cc1624..4a9dc9afed 100644
--- a/include/seqan3/version.hpp
+++ b/include/seqan3/version.hpp
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 //!\brief The patch version as MACRO.
 #define SEQAN3_VERSION_PATCH 0
 //!\brief The release candidate number. 0 means stable release, >= 1 means release candidate.
-#define SEQAN3_RELEASE_CANDIDATE 2
+#define SEQAN3_RELEASE_CANDIDATE 0
 
 //!\brief The full version as MACRO (number).
 #define SEQAN3_VERSION (SEQAN3_VERSION_MAJOR * 10000 + SEQAN3_VERSION_MINOR * 100 + SEQAN3_VERSION_PATCH)