diff --git a/spec/conf.py b/spec/conf.py
index 9c01adabd..f4aba0e18 100644
--- a/spec/conf.py
+++ b/spec/conf.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 author = 'Consortium for Python Data API Standards'
 
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags
-release = '2022.12-DRAFT'
+release = '2022.12'
 
 
 # -- General configuration ---------------------------------------------------