diff --git a/pymongo/__init__.py b/pymongo/__init__.py
index f6ad56460..ed48a454f 100644
--- a/pymongo/__init__.py
+++ b/pymongo/__init__.py
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ SLOW_ONLY = 1
 ALL = 2
 """Profile all operations."""
 
-version_tuple = (2, 9, 5, '.dev0')
+version_tuple = (2, 9, 5)
 
 def get_version_string():
     if isinstance(version_tuple[-1], basestring):
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 845f2026e..b69cb25a6 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ try:
 except ImportError:
     _HAVE_SPHINX = False
 
-version = "2.9.5.dev0"
+version = "2.9.5"
 
 f = open("README.rst")
 try: