diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index a0dd9f4661ca2595becc896be4af8ab519d92aee..d581945ced28e0956f2c71c4b38185916a4cee7e 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-12.9.0-rc42
+12.9.0