VERSION | 2 +-

diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 0a14d06d2cb43aeb5c901d877c799b8232b77041..f213576692bc6d32914a9b9914f0f6f36768ed71 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-go1.9rc2
\ No newline at end of file
+go1.9
\ No newline at end of file