diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 3f27cab4d501..9a7bd7c0489d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 For more information on the list of deprecated flags and APIs, have a look at
 https://docs.docker.com/engine/deprecated/ where you can find the target removal dates
 
-## 18.05.0-ce (2018-05-DD)
+## 18.05.0-ce (2018-05-09)
 
 ### Builder
 
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index cf766507e045..e8d08e4f47a2 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-18.05.0-ce-rc1
+18.05.0-ce
diff --git a/components/cli/VERSION b/components/cli/VERSION
index cf766507e045..e8d08e4f47a2 100644
--- a/components/cli/VERSION
+++ b/components/cli/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-18.05.0-ce-rc1
+18.05.0-ce