diff --git a/falcon/version.py b/falcon/version.py
index cf4d2a7..62537ea 100644
--- a/falcon/version.py
+++ b/falcon/version.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 
 """
 
-VERSION_TUPLE = (0, 1, 5, '-dev')
+VERSION_TUPLE = (0, 1, 5, '')
 
 version = '.'.join(map(str, VERSION_TUPLE[:-1])) + VERSION_TUPLE[-1]
 """Current version of Falcon."""
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index b727342..b34e038 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [egg_info]
-tag_build = dev
+tag_build =
 
 [nosetests]
 where = falcon/tests