diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 1980d288..fdffd0c4 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -2794,7 +2794,7 @@ ac_compiler_gnu=$ac_cv_c_compiler_gnu
 CLIXON_VERSION_MAJOR="6"
 CLIXON_VERSION_MINOR="2"
 CLIXON_VERSION_PATCH="0"
-CLIXON_VERSION="\"${CLIXON_VERSION_MAJOR}.${CLIXON_VERSION_MINOR}.${CLIXON_VERSION_PATCH}.PRE\""
+CLIXON_VERSION="\"${CLIXON_VERSION_MAJOR}.${CLIXON_VERSION_MINOR}.${CLIXON_VERSION_PATCH}\""
 
 # Debug flag
 # Check whether --enable-debug was given.
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index d7f18d7b..d9c9365c 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR(config-aux)
 CLIXON_VERSION_MAJOR="6"
 CLIXON_VERSION_MINOR="2"
 CLIXON_VERSION_PATCH="0"
-CLIXON_VERSION="\"${CLIXON_VERSION_MAJOR}.${CLIXON_VERSION_MINOR}.${CLIXON_VERSION_PATCH}.PRE\""
+CLIXON_VERSION="\"${CLIXON_VERSION_MAJOR}.${CLIXON_VERSION_MINOR}.${CLIXON_VERSION_PATCH}\""
 
 # Debug flag
 AC_ARG_ENABLE(debug, AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-debug],[Build with debug symbols, default: no]),[