diff --git a/lib/rake/version.rb b/lib/rake/version.rb
index 564dc2906..2515e2566 100644
--- a/lib/rake/version.rb
+++ b/lib/rake/version.rb
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@ module Version # :nodoc: all
       MAJOR = 0,
       MINOR = 9,
       BUILD = 3,
-      'beta',
-      BETA = 4,
     ]
   end
   VERSION = Version::NUMBERS.join('.')