diff --git a/synapse/__init__.py b/synapse/__init__.py
index 97a57a7ac19f7310793430b85ec8bacedd1bdc88..89ea9a97753b9b33fe0f32dc751b97060c862552 100644
--- a/synapse/__init__.py
+++ b/synapse/__init__.py
@@ -27,4 +27,4 @@ try:
 except ImportError:
     pass
 
-__version__ = "0.33.8rc2"
+__version__ = "0.33.8"