diff --git a/soupsieve/__meta__.py b/soupsieve/__meta__.py
index 4d7b914a..13a716ba 100644
--- a/soupsieve/__meta__.py
+++ b/soupsieve/__meta__.py
@@ -186,5 +186,5 @@ def parse_version(ver, pre=False):
     return Version(major, minor, micro, release, pre, post, dev)
 
 
-__version_info__ = Version(1, 6, 1, ".dev")
+__version_info__ = Version(1, 6, 1, "final")
 __version__ = __version_info__._get_canonical()