diff --git a/params/version.go b/params/version.go
index ba7a573810878c6f0cea4d0017a54b06d951f39e..0aa0a3eb3bd9774d61152765bc47d3c13fb217e6 100644
--- a/params/version.go
+++ b/params/version.go
@@ -19,10 +19,10 @@ package params
 import "fmt"
 
 const (
-	VersionMajor = 1          // Major version component of the current release
-	VersionMinor = 5          // Minor version component of the current release
-	VersionPatch = 6          // 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 = 5        // Minor version component of the current release
+	VersionPatch = 6        // Patch version component of the current release
+	VersionMeta  = "stable" // Version metadata to append to the version string
 )
 
 // Version holds the textual version string.