diff --git a/arches/__init__.py b/arches/__init__.py
index d51f10b9b18..d7d44a0975d 100644
--- a/arches/__init__.py
+++ b/arches/__init__.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 except ModuleNotFoundError as e:
     print(e)
 
-VERSION = (6, 2, 8, "beta", 0)  # VERSION[3] options = "alpha", "beta", "rc", or "final"
+VERSION = (6, 2, 8, "final", 0)  # VERSION[3] options = "alpha", "beta", "rc", or "final"
 
 __version__ = get_version(VERSION)