diff --git a/include/nng/nng.h b/include/nng/nng.h
index b6d37eb35..933c0de7e 100644
--- a/include/nng/nng.h
+++ b/include/nng/nng.h
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ extern "C" {
 #define NNG_MAJOR_VERSION 1
 #define NNG_MINOR_VERSION 4
 #define NNG_PATCH_VERSION 0
-#define NNG_RELEASE_SUFFIX "DEV" // if non-empty, this is a pre-release
+#define NNG_RELEASE_SUFFIX "" // if non-empty, this is a pre-release
 
 // Maximum length of a socket address. This includes the terminating NUL.
 // This limit is built into other implementations, so do not change it.