diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 855dec31ee07c8bfb6e8a883186a3f5390514d83..bb8f4bc589d2f3ee5f9b0b061a689e6be6404510 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 VERSION = 2
 PATCHLEVEL = 6
 SUBLEVEL = 16
-EXTRAVERSION = .43-rc1
+EXTRAVERSION = .43
 NAME=Stable Penguin
 
 # *DOCUMENTATION*