diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 409f2105..144dab11 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -254,7 +254,11 @@ endif(NATS_BUILD_WITH_TLS)
 set(NATS_VERSION_MAJOR  3)
 set(NATS_VERSION_MINOR  10)
 set(NATS_VERSION_PATCH  0)
-set(NATS_VERSION_SUFFIX "-beta")
+if(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL "Release")
+    set(NATS_VERSION_SUFFIX "")
+else()
+    set(NATS_VERSION_SUFFIX "-beta")
+endif()
 
 set(NATS_VERSION_REQUIRED_NUMBER 0x030900)