diff --git a/jdk/make/closed/autoconf/custom-spec.gmk.in b/jdk/make/closed/autoconf/custom-spec.gmk.in
index 74166c6a3ea..4ddfec69f09 100644
--- a/jdk/make/closed/autoconf/custom-spec.gmk.in
+++ b/jdk/make/closed/autoconf/custom-spec.gmk.in
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ include $(SRC_ROOT)/closed/openjdk-tag.gmk
 
 JDK_MOD_VERSION         := @JDK_MOD_VERSION@
 JDK_FIX_VERSION         := @JDK_FIX_VERSION@
-J9JDK_EXT_VERSION       := $(JDK_MINOR_VERSION).$(JDK_MICRO_VERSION).$(JDK_UPDATE_VERSION).$(COOKED_BUILD_NUMBER)-ea
+J9JDK_EXT_VERSION       := $(JDK_MINOR_VERSION).$(JDK_MICRO_VERSION).$(JDK_UPDATE_VERSION).$(COOKED_BUILD_NUMBER)
 J9JDK_EXT_NAME          := Extensions for OpenJDK for Eclipse OpenJ9
 
 # required by CMake