diff --git a/params/version.go b/params/version.go
index edebad6486..e10b95e359 100644
--- a/params/version.go
+++ b/params/version.go
@@ -21,10 +21,10 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	VersionMajor = 1          // Major version component of the current release
-	VersionMinor = 12         // Minor version component of the current release
-	VersionPatch = 16         // Patch version component of the current release
-	VersionMeta  = "unstable" // Version metadata to append to the version string
+	VersionMajor = 1        // Major version component of the current release
+	VersionMinor = 12       // Minor version component of the current release
+	VersionPatch = 16       // Patch version component of the current release
+	VersionMeta  = "stable" // Version metadata to append to the version string
 	VersionName  = "CoreGeth"
 )