diff --git a/params/version.go b/params/version.go
index 6ca27d2d2f..468494c91c 100644
--- a/params/version.go
+++ b/params/version.go
@@ -25,10 +25,10 @@ import (
 // On release branches, it should be a beta or stable.  For example:
 // "1.3.0-beta", "1.3.0-beta.2", etc. and then "1.3.0-stable", "1.3.1-stable", etc.
 const (
-	VersionMajor = 1          // Major version component of the current release
-	VersionMinor = 8          // Minor version component of the current release
-	VersionPatch = 1          // Patch version component of the current release
-	VersionMeta  = "unstable" // Version metadata to append to the version string
+	VersionMajor = 1        // Major version component of the current release
+	VersionMinor = 8        // Minor version component of the current release
+	VersionPatch = 1        // Patch version component of the current release
+	VersionMeta  = "stable" // Version metadata to append to the version string
 )
 
 // Version holds the textual version string.