diff --git a/params/version.go b/params/version.go
index 44109172ecbee376893387d7cb08e0b7f271dd6d..fb6c9d5d74efd4053fcd1411c210e8c8bc2f55c8 100644
--- a/params/version.go
+++ b/params/version.go
@@ -21,10 +21,10 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	VersionMajor = 1          // Major version component of the current release
-	VersionMinor = 6          // Minor version component of the current release
-	VersionPatch = 5          // Patch version component of the current release
-	VersionMeta  = "unstable" // Version metadata to append to the version string
+	VersionMajor = 1        // Major version component of the current release
+	VersionMinor = 6        // Minor version component of the current release
+	VersionPatch = 5        // Patch version component of the current release
+	VersionMeta  = "stable" // Version metadata to append to the version string
 )
 
 // Version holds the textual version string.