diff --git a/freqtrade/__init__.py b/freqtrade/__init__.py
index 2572c03f1..6c5c52a04 100644
--- a/freqtrade/__init__.py
+++ b/freqtrade/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 """ Freqtrade bot """
-__version__ = '2022.8.dev'
+__version__ = '2022.8'
 
 if 'dev' in __version__:
     try: