diff --git a/Ix.NET/Source/version.json b/Ix.NET/Source/version.json
index 6de6df6f72..a04626ffee 100644
--- a/Ix.NET/Source/version.json
+++ b/Ix.NET/Source/version.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "version": "5.0.0-preview.{height}",
+  "version": "5.0.0",
   "publicReleaseRefSpec": [
     "^refs/heads/main$", // we release out of main
     "^refs/heads/rel/v\\d+\\.\\d+", // we also release branches starting with vN.N