diff --git a/BUILD b/BUILD
index 26a8af9fc26..4d1121a79d5 100644
--- a/BUILD
+++ b/BUILD
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ g_stands_for = "garcia"
 
 core_version = "4.0.0"
 
-version = "1.6.0-pre1"
+version = "1.6.0"
 
 GPR_PUBLIC_HDRS = [
     "include/grpc/support/alloc.h",
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 8fea5079870..ebbaa6a9ec7 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8)
 
 set(PACKAGE_NAME      "grpc")
-set(PACKAGE_VERSION   "1.6.0-pre1")
+set(PACKAGE_VERSION   "1.6.0")
 set(PACKAGE_STRING    "${PACKAGE_NAME} ${PACKAGE_VERSION}")
 set(PACKAGE_TARNAME   "${PACKAGE_NAME}-${PACKAGE_VERSION}")
 set(PACKAGE_BUGREPORT "https://github.com/grpc/grpc/issues/")
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index b47fd222d57..801f8a7d6ed 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -411,8 +411,8 @@ Q = @
 endif
 
 CORE_VERSION = 4.0.0
-CPP_VERSION = 1.6.0-pre1
-CSHARP_VERSION = 1.6.0-pre1
+CPP_VERSION = 1.6.0
+CSHARP_VERSION = 1.6.0
 
 CPPFLAGS_NO_ARCH += $(addprefix -I, $(INCLUDES)) $(addprefix -D, $(DEFINES))
 CPPFLAGS += $(CPPFLAGS_NO_ARCH) $(ARCH_FLAGS)
diff --git a/build.yaml b/build.yaml
index 905d0e4cd9d..723c8fe4460 100644
--- a/build.yaml
+++ b/build.yaml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ settings:
   '#10': See the expand_version.py for all the quirks here
   core_version: 4.0.0
   g_stands_for: garcia
-  version: 1.6.0-pre1
+  version: 1.6.0
 filegroups:
 - name: census
   public_headers:
diff --git a/gRPC-Core.podspec b/gRPC-Core.podspec
index 083305762a1..222d3e4f0f5 100644
--- a/gRPC-Core.podspec
+++ b/gRPC-Core.podspec
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
 Pod::Spec.new do |s|
   s.name     = 'gRPC-Core'
-  version = '1.6.0-pre1'
+  version = '1.6.0'
   s.version  = version
   s.summary  = 'Core cross-platform gRPC library, written in C'
   s.homepage = 'https://grpc.io'
diff --git a/gRPC-ProtoRPC.podspec b/gRPC-ProtoRPC.podspec
index e15d4d9bd7f..2d2f31d3239 100644
--- a/gRPC-ProtoRPC.podspec
+++ b/gRPC-ProtoRPC.podspec
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 
 Pod::Spec.new do |s|
   s.name     = 'gRPC-ProtoRPC'
-  version = '1.6.0-pre1'
+  version = '1.6.0'
   s.version  = version
   s.summary  = 'RPC library for Protocol Buffers, based on gRPC'
   s.homepage = 'https://grpc.io'
diff --git a/gRPC-RxLibrary.podspec b/gRPC-RxLibrary.podspec
index 50c3f36d62b..38a159404fd 100644
--- a/gRPC-RxLibrary.podspec
+++ b/gRPC-RxLibrary.podspec
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 
 Pod::Spec.new do |s|
   s.name     = 'gRPC-RxLibrary'
-  version = '1.6.0-pre1'
+  version = '1.6.0'
   s.version  = version
   s.summary  = 'Reactive Extensions library for iOS/OSX.'
   s.homepage = 'https://grpc.io'
diff --git a/gRPC.podspec b/gRPC.podspec
index b8a4d92f054..12591cda336 100644
--- a/gRPC.podspec
+++ b/gRPC.podspec
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
 Pod::Spec.new do |s|
   s.name     = 'gRPC'
-  version = '1.6.0-pre1'
+  version = '1.6.0'
   s.version  = version
   s.summary  = 'gRPC client library for iOS/OSX'
   s.homepage = 'https://grpc.io'
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4dd51237ce1..94e6391a8d8 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "grpc",
-  "version": "1.6.0-pre1",
+  "version": "1.6.0",
   "author": "Google Inc.",
   "description": "gRPC Library for Node",
   "homepage": "https://grpc.io/",
diff --git a/package.xml b/package.xml
index ce678492735..30018620dd7 100644
--- a/package.xml
+++ b/package.xml
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@
  <date>2017-08-24</date>
  <time>16:06:07</time>
  <version>
-  <release>1.6.0RC1</release>
-  <api>1.6.0RC1</api>
+  <release>1.6.0</release>
+  <api>1.6.0</api>
  </version>
  <stability>
   <release>beta</release>
diff --git a/src/cpp/common/version_cc.cc b/src/cpp/common/version_cc.cc
index de303036654..c65185c77ee 100644
--- a/src/cpp/common/version_cc.cc
+++ b/src/cpp/common/version_cc.cc
@@ -22,5 +22,5 @@
 #include <grpc++/grpc++.h>
 
 namespace grpc {
-grpc::string Version() { return "1.6.0-pre1"; }
+grpc::string Version() { return "1.6.0"; }
 }
diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.Core/Version.csproj.include b/src/csharp/Grpc.Core/Version.csproj.include
index 178b0369535..23f6e409091 100755
--- a/src/csharp/Grpc.Core/Version.csproj.include
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.Core/Version.csproj.include
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <!-- This file is generated -->
 <Project>
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <GrpcCsharpVersion>1.6.0-pre1</GrpcCsharpVersion>
+    <GrpcCsharpVersion>1.6.0</GrpcCsharpVersion>
     <GoogleProtobufVersion>3.3.0</GoogleProtobufVersion>
   </PropertyGroup>
 </Project>
diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.Core/VersionInfo.cs b/src/csharp/Grpc.Core/VersionInfo.cs
index 619955423ba..d402c323c1f 100644
--- a/src/csharp/Grpc.Core/VersionInfo.cs
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.Core/VersionInfo.cs
@@ -38,6 +38,6 @@ namespace Grpc.Core
         /// <summary>
         /// Current version of gRPC C#
         /// </summary>
-        public const string CurrentVersion = "1.6.0-pre1";
+        public const string CurrentVersion = "1.6.0";
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/csharp/build_packages_dotnetcli.bat b/src/csharp/build_packages_dotnetcli.bat
index f47f8daa4b8..b7aa22b2928 100755
--- a/src/csharp/build_packages_dotnetcli.bat
+++ b/src/csharp/build_packages_dotnetcli.bat
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 @rem limitations under the License.
 
 @rem Current package versions
-set VERSION=1.6.0-pre1
+set VERSION=1.6.0
 
 @rem Adjust the location of nuget.exe
 set NUGET=C:\nuget\nuget.exe
diff --git a/src/csharp/build_packages_dotnetcli.sh b/src/csharp/build_packages_dotnetcli.sh
index 125b1dfdd2e..455b930525b 100755
--- a/src/csharp/build_packages_dotnetcli.sh
+++ b/src/csharp/build_packages_dotnetcli.sh
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ dotnet pack --configuration Release Grpc.Auth --output ../../../artifacts
 dotnet pack --configuration Release Grpc.HealthCheck --output ../../../artifacts
 dotnet pack --configuration Release Grpc.Reflection --output ../../../artifacts
 
-nuget pack Grpc.nuspec -Version "1.6.0-pre1" -OutputDirectory ../../artifacts
-nuget pack Grpc.Tools.nuspec -Version "1.6.0-pre1" -OutputDirectory ../../artifacts
+nuget pack Grpc.nuspec -Version "1.6.0" -OutputDirectory ../../artifacts
+nuget pack Grpc.Tools.nuspec -Version "1.6.0" -OutputDirectory ../../artifacts
 
 (cd ../../artifacts && zip csharp_nugets_dotnetcli.zip *.nupkg)
diff --git a/src/node/health_check/package.json b/src/node/health_check/package.json
index 30e6df6b381..66ab2a292fe 100644
--- a/src/node/health_check/package.json
+++ b/src/node/health_check/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "grpc-health-check",
-  "version": "1.6.0-pre1",
+  "version": "1.6.0",
   "author": "Google Inc.",
   "description": "Health check service for use with gRPC",
   "repository": {
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     }
   ],
   "dependencies": {
-    "grpc": "^1.6.0-pre1",
+    "grpc": "^1.6.0",
     "lodash": "^3.9.3",
     "google-protobuf": "^3.0.0"
   },
diff --git a/src/node/tools/package.json b/src/node/tools/package.json
index 2a5c1723539..b0b1e8679a5 100644
--- a/src/node/tools/package.json
+++ b/src/node/tools/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "grpc-tools",
-  "version": "1.6.0-pre1",
+  "version": "1.6.0",
   "author": "Google Inc.",
   "description": "Tools for developing with gRPC on Node.js",
   "homepage": "https://grpc.io/",
diff --git a/src/objective-c/!ProtoCompiler-gRPCPlugin.podspec b/src/objective-c/!ProtoCompiler-gRPCPlugin.podspec
index 7fc065c60c1..0e180a47113 100644
--- a/src/objective-c/!ProtoCompiler-gRPCPlugin.podspec
+++ b/src/objective-c/!ProtoCompiler-gRPCPlugin.podspec
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ Pod::Spec.new do |s|
   # exclamation mark ensures that other "regular" pods will be able to find it as it'll be installed
   # before them.
   s.name     = '!ProtoCompiler-gRPCPlugin'
-  v = '1.6.0-pre1'
+  v = '1.6.0'
   s.version  = v
   s.summary  = 'The gRPC ProtoC plugin generates Objective-C files from .proto services.'
   s.description = <<-DESC
diff --git a/src/objective-c/GRPCClient/private/version.h b/src/objective-c/GRPCClient/private/version.h
index bd029903913..35215375787 100644
--- a/src/objective-c/GRPCClient/private/version.h
+++ b/src/objective-c/GRPCClient/private/version.h
@@ -23,4 +23,4 @@
 // `tools/buildgen/generate_projects.sh`.
 
 
-#define GRPC_OBJC_VERSION_STRING @"1.6.0-pre1"
+#define GRPC_OBJC_VERSION_STRING @"1.6.0"
diff --git a/src/php/ext/grpc/version.h b/src/php/ext/grpc/version.h
index 7a20adf8c31..1a46570117f 100644
--- a/src/php/ext/grpc/version.h
+++ b/src/php/ext/grpc/version.h
@@ -20,6 +20,6 @@
 #ifndef VERSION_H
 #define VERSION_H
 
-#define PHP_GRPC_VERSION "1.6.0RC1"
+#define PHP_GRPC_VERSION "1.6.0"
 
 #endif /* VERSION_H */
diff --git a/src/python/grpcio/grpc/_grpcio_metadata.py b/src/python/grpcio/grpc/_grpcio_metadata.py
index 4be88e1a4fc..28f5a1a8a26 100644
--- a/src/python/grpcio/grpc/_grpcio_metadata.py
+++ b/src/python/grpcio/grpc/_grpcio_metadata.py
@@ -14,4 +14,4 @@
 
 # AUTO-GENERATED FROM `$REPO_ROOT/templates/src/python/grpcio/grpc/_grpcio_metadata.py.template`!!!
 
-__version__ = """1.6.0rc1"""
+__version__ = """1.6.0"""
diff --git a/src/python/grpcio/grpc_version.py b/src/python/grpcio/grpc_version.py
index 76bf737cfe0..ce35bda91c4 100644
--- a/src/python/grpcio/grpc_version.py
+++ b/src/python/grpcio/grpc_version.py
@@ -14,4 +14,4 @@
 
 # AUTO-GENERATED FROM `$REPO_ROOT/templates/src/python/grpcio/grpc_version.py.template`!!!
 
-VERSION='1.6.0rc1'
+VERSION='1.6.0'
diff --git a/src/python/grpcio_health_checking/grpc_version.py b/src/python/grpcio_health_checking/grpc_version.py
index 75b0e47da1f..fb5c5f5f651 100644
--- a/src/python/grpcio_health_checking/grpc_version.py
+++ b/src/python/grpcio_health_checking/grpc_version.py
@@ -14,4 +14,4 @@
 
 # AUTO-GENERATED FROM `$REPO_ROOT/templates/src/python/grpcio_health_checking/grpc_version.py.template`!!!
 
-VERSION='1.6.0rc1'
+VERSION='1.6.0'
diff --git a/src/python/grpcio_reflection/grpc_version.py b/src/python/grpcio_reflection/grpc_version.py
index 4194086f405..73e7d2e4977 100644
--- a/src/python/grpcio_reflection/grpc_version.py
+++ b/src/python/grpcio_reflection/grpc_version.py
@@ -14,4 +14,4 @@
 
 # AUTO-GENERATED FROM `$REPO_ROOT/templates/src/python/grpcio_reflection/grpc_version.py.template`!!!
 
-VERSION='1.6.0rc1'
+VERSION='1.6.0'
diff --git a/src/python/grpcio_tests/grpc_version.py b/src/python/grpcio_tests/grpc_version.py
index ca09db0bf0f..99510bbe092 100644
--- a/src/python/grpcio_tests/grpc_version.py
+++ b/src/python/grpcio_tests/grpc_version.py
@@ -14,4 +14,4 @@
 
 # AUTO-GENERATED FROM `$REPO_ROOT/templates/src/python/grpcio_tests/grpc_version.py.template`!!!
 
-VERSION='1.6.0rc1'
+VERSION='1.6.0'
diff --git a/src/ruby/lib/grpc/version.rb b/src/ruby/lib/grpc/version.rb
index fedb824c541..66834d20e16 100644
--- a/src/ruby/lib/grpc/version.rb
+++ b/src/ruby/lib/grpc/version.rb
@@ -14,5 +14,5 @@
 
 # GRPC contains the General RPC module.
 module GRPC
-  VERSION = '1.6.0.pre1'
+  VERSION = '1.6.0'
 end
diff --git a/src/ruby/tools/version.rb b/src/ruby/tools/version.rb
index 4de06c9db6f..73fa15f85f8 100644
--- a/src/ruby/tools/version.rb
+++ b/src/ruby/tools/version.rb
@@ -14,6 +14,6 @@
 
 module GRPC
   module Tools
-    VERSION = '1.6.0.pre1'
+    VERSION = '1.6.0'
   end
 end
diff --git a/tools/distrib/python/grpcio_tools/grpc_version.py b/tools/distrib/python/grpcio_tools/grpc_version.py
index f1ad8537002..db3b39ae683 100644
--- a/tools/distrib/python/grpcio_tools/grpc_version.py
+++ b/tools/distrib/python/grpcio_tools/grpc_version.py
@@ -14,4 +14,4 @@
 
 # AUTO-GENERATED FROM `$REPO_ROOT/templates/tools/distrib/python/grpcio_tools/grpc_version.py.template`!!!
 
-VERSION='1.6.0rc1'
+VERSION='1.6.0'
diff --git a/tools/doxygen/Doxyfile.c++ b/tools/doxygen/Doxyfile.c++
index 478a8da685b..f9225688ad6 100644
--- a/tools/doxygen/Doxyfile.c++
+++ b/tools/doxygen/Doxyfile.c++
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ PROJECT_NAME           = "GRPC C++"
 # could be handy for archiving the generated documentation or if some version
 # control system is used.
 
-PROJECT_NUMBER         = 1.6.0-pre1
+PROJECT_NUMBER         = 1.6.0
 
 # Using the PROJECT_BRIEF tag one can provide an optional one line description
 # for a project that appears at the top of each page and should give viewer a
diff --git a/tools/doxygen/Doxyfile.c++.internal b/tools/doxygen/Doxyfile.c++.internal
index 3756dc92acf..1b41266c715 100644
--- a/tools/doxygen/Doxyfile.c++.internal
+++ b/tools/doxygen/Doxyfile.c++.internal
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ PROJECT_NAME           = "GRPC C++"
 # could be handy for archiving the generated documentation or if some version
 # control system is used.
 
-PROJECT_NUMBER         = 1.6.0-pre1
+PROJECT_NUMBER         = 1.6.0
 
 # Using the PROJECT_BRIEF tag one can provide an optional one line description
 # for a project that appears at the top of each page and should give viewer a