diff --git a/version.json b/version.json
index 6ac7e5a9c..9a9c3a3e0 100644
--- a/version.json
+++ b/version.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "$schema": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/AArnott/Nerdbank.GitVersioning/master/src/NerdBank.GitVersioning/version.schema.json",
-  "version": "16.9-alpha",
+  "version": "16.9",
   "publicReleaseRefSpec": [
     "^refs/heads/main$",
     "^refs/heads/v\\d+(?:\\.\\d+)?$"