diff --git a/make/conf/version-numbers.conf b/make/conf/version-numbers.conf
index e849eb560ef..d5ba88b6955 100644
--- a/make/conf/version-numbers.conf
+++ b/make/conf/version-numbers.conf
@@ -39,4 +39,4 @@ DEFAULT_VERSION_CLASSFILE_MINOR=0
 DEFAULT_VERSION_DOCS_API_SINCE=11
 DEFAULT_ACCEPTABLE_BOOT_VERSIONS="16 17"
 DEFAULT_JDK_SOURCE_TARGET_VERSION=17
-DEFAULT_PROMOTED_VERSION_PRE=ea
+DEFAULT_PROMOTED_VERSION_PRE=