diff --git a/IPython/core/release.py b/IPython/core/release.py
index bbbe4a5..e6552cf 100644
--- a/IPython/core/release.py
+++ b/IPython/core/release.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ _version_major = 7
 _version_minor = 0
 _version_patch = 0
 _version_extra = '.dev'
-_version_extra = 'rc1'
+# _version_extra = 'b1'
 # _version_extra = ''  # Uncomment this for full releases
 
 # Construct full version string from these.