diff --git a/core/lib/Foswiki.pm b/core/lib/Foswiki.pm
index 309d9f202e..551fa79992 100644
--- a/core/lib/Foswiki.pm
+++ b/core/lib/Foswiki.pm
@@ -211,8 +211,8 @@ BEGIN {
 
     # DO NOT CHANGE THE FORMAT OF $VERSION.
     # Use $RELEASE for a descriptive version.
-    use version 0.77; $VERSION = version->declare('v2.0.999_001');
-    $RELEASE = 'Foswiki-2.1.0-Beta1';
+    use version 0.77; $VERSION = version->declare('v2.1.0');
+    $RELEASE = 'Foswiki-2.1.0';
 
     # Default handlers for different %TAGS%
     # Where an entry is set as 'undef', the tag will be demand-loaded