diff --git a/version.json b/version.json
index b04464c5..123f6672 100644
--- a/version.json
+++ b/version.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "version": "8.1.240821-rc.{height}",
+  "version": "8.1.240821",
   "publicReleaseRefSpec": [
     "^refs/heads/main$", // we release out of main
     "^refs/heads/dev$", // we release out of dev