diff --git a/pymongo/__init__.py b/pymongo/__init__.py
index a993bf4fd7..2189b85936 100644
--- a/pymongo/__init__.py
+++ b/pymongo/__init__.py
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@
    Deprecated
 """
 
-version_tuple = (3, 12, 0, 'b2.dev0')
+version_tuple = (3, 12, 0)
 
 def get_version_string():
     if isinstance(version_tuple[-1], str):
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 9111e8faa5..14db0d724b 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
     except ImportError:
         _HAVE_SPHINX = False
 
-version = "3.12.0b2.dev0"
+version = "3.12.0"
 
 f = open("README.rst")
 try: