diff --git a/IPython/core/release.py b/IPython/core/release.py
index e02df58..992cfd6 100644
--- a/IPython/core/release.py
+++ b/IPython/core/release.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ _version_minor = 18
 _version_patch = 0
 _version_extra = '.dev'
 # _version_extra = 'b1'
-_version_extra = ''  # Uncomment this for full releases
+# _version_extra = ''  # Uncomment this for full releases
 
 # Construct full version string from these.
 _ver = [_version_major, _version_minor, _version_patch]