diff --git a/ArduPlane/version.h b/ArduPlane/version.h
index 8aaf247bf1..5374b787c5 100644
--- a/ArduPlane/version.h
+++ b/ArduPlane/version.h
@@ -6,16 +6,12 @@
 
 #include "ap_version.h"
 
-#define THISFIRMWARE "ArduPlane V4.0.9beta1"
+#define THISFIRMWARE "ArduPlane V4.0.9"
 
 // the following line is parsed by the autotest scripts
-#define FIRMWARE_VERSION 4,0,9,FIRMWARE_VERSION_TYPE_BETA
+#define FIRMWARE_VERSION 4,0,9,FIRMWARE_VERSION_TYPE_OFFICIAL
 
 #define FW_MAJOR 4
 #define FW_MINOR 0
 #define FW_PATCH 9
-#define FW_TYPE FIRMWARE_VERSION_TYPE_BETA
-
-
-
-
+#define FW_TYPE FIRMWARE_VERSION_TYPE_OFFICIAL