diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index ce3a67c79..59ee0ead9 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 #  initialize & set some vars
 # ============================
 
-AC_INIT([strongSwan],[6.0.3rc1])
+AC_INIT([strongSwan],[6.0.3])
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(m4_esyscmd([
 	echo tar-ustar
 	echo subdir-objects
diff --git a/testing/testing.conf b/testing/testing.conf
index b01515e1f..7ff78031c 100644
--- a/testing/testing.conf
+++ b/testing/testing.conf
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ fi
 : ${KERNELPATCH=ha-6.17-abicompat.patch.bz2}
 
 # strongSwan version used in tests
-: ${SWANVERSION=6.0.3rc1}
+: ${SWANVERSION=6.0.3}
 
 # Build directory where the guest kernel and images will be built
 : ${BUILDDIR=$TESTDIR/build}