diff --git a/jupyterhub/_version.py b/jupyterhub/_version.py
index 3f64fe6f..b54280cc 100644
--- a/jupyterhub/_version.py
+++ b/jupyterhub/_version.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ version_info = (
     1,
     2,
     0,
-    "b1",  # release (b1, rc1, or "" for final or dev)
+    # "b1",  # release (b1, rc1, or "" for final or dev)
     # "dev",  # dev or nothing for beta/rc/stable releases
 )