diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index a3149835a4..be3eaf7594 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 m4_define([bind_VERSION_MAJOR], 9)dnl
 m4_define([bind_VERSION_MINOR], 18)dnl
 m4_define([bind_VERSION_PATCH], 14)dnl
-m4_define([bind_VERSION_EXTRA], -dev)dnl
+m4_define([bind_VERSION_EXTRA], )dnl
 m4_define([bind_DESCRIPTION], [(Extended Support Version)])dnl
 m4_define([bind_SRCID], [m4_esyscmd_s([git rev-parse --short HEAD | cut -b1-7])])dnl
 m4_define([bind_PKG_VERSION], [[bind_VERSION_MAJOR.bind_VERSION_MINOR.bind_VERSION_PATCH]bind_VERSION_EXTRA])dnl