diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 55b46a59c7..95ac8c1cbc 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-go1.21rc4
-time 2023-08-01T22:09:51Z
+go1.21.0
+time 2023-08-04T20:14:06Z