diff --git a/tools/get_version.sh b/tools/get_version.sh
index 72f1a2f..5a1fb0c 100755
--- a/tools/get_version.sh
+++ b/tools/get_version.sh
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ MAJOR=0
 MINOR=8
 BUILD=0
 REVISION=`git rev-list --count HEAD 2>/dev/null || echo "0"`
-STAGE="devel"
+STAGE="release"
 
 printf "$MAJOR.$MINOR.$BUILD.$REVISION-$STAGE"