diff --git a/packer/version.go b/packer/version.go
index a0b365d28..1bbec20f7 100644
--- a/packer/version.go
+++ b/packer/version.go
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ const Version = "0.1.0"
 // Any pre-release marker for the version. If this is "" (empty string),
 // then it means that it is a final release. Otherwise, this is the
 // pre-release marker.
-const VersionPrerelease = "dev"
+const VersionPrerelease = ""
 
 type versionCommand byte