diff --git a/interface/globals.php b/interface/globals.php
index 5e6688d9696..6071298785c 100644
--- a/interface/globals.php
+++ b/interface/globals.php
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@
 $v_minor = '8';
 $v_patch = '0';
 
-$tag = '-rc2'; // release candidate, e.g. '-rc1'
+$tag = ''; // release candidate, e.g. '-rc1'
 
 $openemr_version = "$v_major.$v_minor.$v_patch".$tag;	// Version tag used by program