diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 0e07789fe..8526651c6 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,17 +1,8 @@
 NEWS - user visible changes				-*- outline -*-
 
+ GnuCOBOL 3.2     (20230728)
  GnuCOBOL 3.2rc1  (20230118)
  GnuCOBOL 3.2rc2  (20230210)
- GnuCOBOL 3.2      to be done end of July 2023
-
- We are likely to release an update for this version (possibly 3.2b)
- containing the following sometime in 2023:
-
-   * extended testsuite and documentation
-   * updated message catalogues
-   * possibly even minor adjustments from research into code analysis
-     tools and of user feedback
-
 
 * New GnuCOBOL features
 
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 48e7df66c..477f877ce 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ dnl
 AC_PREREQ([2.67])  # note: 2.67 is the one found in old msys, 2.69 is commonly available
 
 AC_INIT([GnuCOBOL],
-	[3.2-dev],
+	[3.2],
 	[bug-gnucobol@gnu.org],
 	[gnucobol],
 	[https://www.gnu.org/software/gnucobol/])