diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 132e9a981e7..3bed6685b7f 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ flex_min_version=2.5.4
 # requirement is that it must be entirely printable ASCII characters
 # and have no white space.
 
-greek=rc2
+greek=
 
 # If repo_rev is empty, then the repository version number will be
 # obtained during "make dist" via the "git describe --tags --always"
diff --git a/docs/news/news-v5.0.x.rst b/docs/news/news-v5.0.x.rst
index be515cfe161..601096f2ddc 100644
--- a/docs/news/news-v5.0.x.rst
+++ b/docs/news/news-v5.0.x.rst
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ Open MPI v5.0.x series
 This file contains all the NEWS updates for the Open MPI v5.0.x
 series, in reverse chronological order.
 
-Open MPI version v5.0.2rc2
+Open MPI version v5.0.2
 --------------------------
-:Date: 31 January 2024
+:Date: 6 February 2024
 
 - Internal PMIx and PRRTe versions: