diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 55b46a59c7a6d1cb58c3bd51028d53ad7564f837..95ac8c1cbc281bd26985521c7cf2b784f78c3ff4 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