diff --git a/django/__init__.py b/django/__init__.py
index 8321a7d8c3..30a42af532 100644
--- a/django/__init__.py
+++ b/django/__init__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from django.utils.version import get_version
 
-VERSION = (2, 2, 28, 'alpha', 0)
+VERSION = (2, 2, 28, 'final', 0)
 
 __version__ = get_version(VERSION)