diff --git a/megatron/core/package_info.py b/megatron/core/package_info.py
index 07de3fba41..a53c1bbee5 100644
--- a/megatron/core/package_info.py
+++ b/megatron/core/package_info.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 MAJOR = 0
 MINOR = 5
 PATCH = 0
-PRE_RELEASE = 'rc0'
+PRE_RELEASE = ''
 
 # Use the following formatting: (major, minor, patch, pre-release)
 VERSION = (MAJOR, MINOR, PATCH, PRE_RELEASE)