diff --git a/IPython/core/release.py b/IPython/core/release.py
index d3fd6f5..843763f 100644
--- a/IPython/core/release.py
+++ b/IPython/core/release.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ _version_minor = 8
 _version_patch = 0
 _version_extra = '.dev'
 # _version_extra = 'rc1'
-_version_extra = ''  # Uncomment this for full releases
+# _version_extra = ''  # Uncomment this for full releases
 
 # release.codename is deprecated in 2.0, will be removed in 3.0
 codename = ''