diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 7ab1f2c62de98ad2a62572bffe96ac73913ebf88..ebafbb66e20d6fcbccf145cdb12776f5c85acf18 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ from setuptools import find_packages, setup
 MAJOR = 0
 MINOR = 2
 MICRO = 4
-PRE = "rc0"
+PRE = ""  # e.g. rc0, alpha.1, 0.beta-23
 ISRELEASED = True
 VERSION = "{}.{}.{}{}".format(MAJOR, MINOR, MICRO, PRE)