diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 494941aa081dec9a0b4223fe093d58b9c370e328..22433f3c498742bc672cfa0db5b7a610295d1af1 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-16.8.8-rc42-ee
\ No newline at end of file
+16.8.8-ee
\ No newline at end of file