diff --git a/src/compiler/core.ts b/src/compiler/core.ts
index d44cbf4a72d..d8303946242 100644
--- a/src/compiler/core.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/core.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ namespace ts {
     // If changing the text in this section, be sure to test `configureNightly` too.
     export const versionMajorMinor = "2.8";
     /** The version of the TypeScript compiler release */
-    export const version = `${versionMajorMinor}.0-dev`;
+    export const version = `${versionMajorMinor}.0`;
 }
 
 namespace ts {