diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
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@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: feed9bab7b14b77be8d796bcee95e2343fb82955
+refs/heads/master: 49914084e797530d9baaf51df9eda77babc98fa8
diff --git a/trunk/Makefile b/trunk/Makefile
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 VERSION = 2
 PATCHLEVEL = 6
 SUBLEVEL = 24
-EXTRAVERSION = -rc8
+EXTRAVERSION =
 NAME = Arr Matey! A Hairy Bilge Rat!
 
 # *DOCUMENTATION*