diff --git a/META b/META
index b27e493fd08282730189bf95b3556bba542ba54c..1ceb123e4f1dfe23c3ca815b987f163279ab2285 100644
--- a/META
+++ b/META
@@ -9,9 +9,7 @@
   Minor:	02
   Micro:	0
   Version:	17.02.0
-  Release:	0rc1
-
-# Include leading zero for all pre-releases
+  Release:	1
 
 ##
 #  When making a new Major/Minor version update
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 02a83bc730131952d0c819b11f57f05ca926101f..e574f394b7d30082dd48256282c53aad54c9c565 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 This file describes changes in recent versions of Slurm. It primarily
 documents those changes that are of interest to users and administrators.
 
-* Changes in Slurm 17.02.0rc2
-==============================
+* Changes in Slurm 17.02.0
+==========================
  -- job_submit/lua - Make "immediate" parameter available.
  -- Fix srun I/O race condtion to eliminate a error message that might be
     generated if the application exits with outstanding stdin.