diff --git a/version.json b/version.json
index 3617e7bb4..acf636d1e 100644
--- a/version.json
+++ b/version.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "$schema": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dotnet/Nerdbank.GitVersioning/main/src/NerdBank.GitVersioning/version.schema.json",
-  "version": "17.8-alpha",
+  "version": "17.8",
   "publicReleaseRefSpec": [
     "^refs/heads/main$",
     "^refs/heads/v\\d+(?:\\.\\d+)?$"
@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@
   "cloudBuild": {
     "setVersionVariables": false
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}