diff --git a/lib/galaxy/version.py b/lib/galaxy/version.py
index 25148b3bff8..9bc2292b13e 100644
--- a/lib/galaxy/version.py
+++ b/lib/galaxy/version.py
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 VERSION_MAJOR = "21.09"
-VERSION_MINOR = "rc1"
+VERSION_MINOR = ""
 VERSION = VERSION_MAJOR + (f".{VERSION_MINOR}" if VERSION_MINOR else '')
diff --git a/packages/app/galaxy/project_galaxy_app.py b/packages/app/galaxy/project_galaxy_app.py
index 435f6824db1..7c130c5f8e7 100644
--- a/packages/app/galaxy/project_galaxy_app.py
+++ b/packages/app/galaxy/project_galaxy_app.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-__version__ = "21.9.0rc1"
+__version__ = "21.9.0"
 
 PROJECT_NAME = "galaxy-app"
 PROJECT_OWNER = PROJECT_USERAME = "galaxyproject"
diff --git a/packages/auth/galaxy/project_galaxy_auth.py b/packages/auth/galaxy/project_galaxy_auth.py
index 0a9d5c81633..84f70f2c03a 100644
--- a/packages/auth/galaxy/project_galaxy_auth.py
+++ b/packages/auth/galaxy/project_galaxy_auth.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-__version__ = "21.9.0rc1"
+__version__ = "21.9.0"
 
 PROJECT_NAME = "galaxy-auth"
 PROJECT_OWNER = PROJECT_USERAME = "galaxyproject"
diff --git a/packages/containers/galaxy/project_galaxy_containers.py b/packages/containers/galaxy/project_galaxy_containers.py
index c960857b108..c6daba6b9fa 100644
--- a/packages/containers/galaxy/project_galaxy_containers.py
+++ b/packages/containers/galaxy/project_galaxy_containers.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-__version__ = "21.9.0rc1"
+__version__ = "21.9.0"
 
 PROJECT_NAME = "galaxy-containers"
 PROJECT_OWNER = PROJECT_USERAME = "galaxyproject"
diff --git a/packages/data/galaxy/project_galaxy_data.py b/packages/data/galaxy/project_galaxy_data.py
index 2bec97f9fdd..f527e642c4d 100644
--- a/packages/data/galaxy/project_galaxy_data.py
+++ b/packages/data/galaxy/project_galaxy_data.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-__version__ = "21.9.0rc1"
+__version__ = "21.9.0"
 
 PROJECT_NAME = "galaxy-data"
 PROJECT_OWNER = PROJECT_USERAME = "galaxyproject"
diff --git a/packages/job_execution/galaxy/project_galaxy_job_execution.py b/packages/job_execution/galaxy/project_galaxy_job_execution.py
index eb898777963..827044fee63 100644
--- a/packages/job_execution/galaxy/project_galaxy_job_execution.py
+++ b/packages/job_execution/galaxy/project_galaxy_job_execution.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-__version__ = "21.9.0rc1"
+__version__ = "21.9.0"
 
 PROJECT_NAME = "galaxy-job-execution"
 PROJECT_OWNER = PROJECT_USERAME = "galaxyproject"
diff --git a/packages/job_metrics/galaxy/project_galaxy_job_metrics.py b/packages/job_metrics/galaxy/project_galaxy_job_metrics.py
index d4b6b0b6adb..7f07c5961bb 100644
--- a/packages/job_metrics/galaxy/project_galaxy_job_metrics.py
+++ b/packages/job_metrics/galaxy/project_galaxy_job_metrics.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-__version__ = "21.9.0rc1"
+__version__ = "21.9.0"
 
 PROJECT_NAME = "galaxy-job-metrics"
 PROJECT_OWNER = PROJECT_USERAME = "galaxyproject"
diff --git a/packages/meta/galaxy/project_galaxy_meta.py b/packages/meta/galaxy/project_galaxy_meta.py
index 71ae8fffef0..8b25158999c 100644
--- a/packages/meta/galaxy/project_galaxy_meta.py
+++ b/packages/meta/galaxy/project_galaxy_meta.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-__version__ = "21.9.0rc1"
+__version__ = "21.9.0"
 
 PROJECT_NAME = "galaxy"
 PROJECT_OWNER = PROJECT_USERAME = "galaxyproject"
diff --git a/packages/objectstore/galaxy/project_galaxy_objectstore.py b/packages/objectstore/galaxy/project_galaxy_objectstore.py
index f4b185b6f41..98ba1b0af70 100644
--- a/packages/objectstore/galaxy/project_galaxy_objectstore.py
+++ b/packages/objectstore/galaxy/project_galaxy_objectstore.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-__version__ = "21.9.0rc1"
+__version__ = "21.9.0"
 
 PROJECT_NAME = "galaxy-objectstore"
 PROJECT_OWNER = PROJECT_USERAME = "galaxyproject"
diff --git a/packages/selenium/galaxy/project_galaxy_selenium.py b/packages/selenium/galaxy/project_galaxy_selenium.py
index b0527b68a33..64424cf4f9b 100644
--- a/packages/selenium/galaxy/project_galaxy_selenium.py
+++ b/packages/selenium/galaxy/project_galaxy_selenium.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-__version__ = "21.9.0rc1"
+__version__ = "21.9.0"
 
 PROJECT_NAME = "galaxy-selenium"
 PROJECT_OWNER = PROJECT_USERAME = "galaxyproject"
diff --git a/packages/test_api/galaxy/project_galaxy_test_api.py b/packages/test_api/galaxy/project_galaxy_test_api.py
index cc72e87fa0a..5ca4273200e 100644
--- a/packages/test_api/galaxy/project_galaxy_test_api.py
+++ b/packages/test_api/galaxy/project_galaxy_test_api.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-__version__ = "21.9.0rc1"
+__version__ = "21.9.0"
 
 PROJECT_NAME = "galaxy-test-api"
 PROJECT_OWNER = PROJECT_USERAME = "galaxyproject"
diff --git a/packages/test_base/galaxy/project_galaxy_test_base.py b/packages/test_base/galaxy/project_galaxy_test_base.py
index d2ddf21a2c0..5cc69371544 100644
--- a/packages/test_base/galaxy/project_galaxy_test_base.py
+++ b/packages/test_base/galaxy/project_galaxy_test_base.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-__version__ = "21.9.0rc1"
+__version__ = "21.9.0"
 
 PROJECT_NAME = "galaxy-test-base"
 PROJECT_OWNER = PROJECT_USERAME = "galaxyproject"
diff --git a/packages/test_driver/galaxy/project_galaxy_test_driver.py b/packages/test_driver/galaxy/project_galaxy_test_driver.py
index 6130e04d58a..f0db803bca8 100644
--- a/packages/test_driver/galaxy/project_galaxy_test_driver.py
+++ b/packages/test_driver/galaxy/project_galaxy_test_driver.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-__version__ = "21.9.0rc1"
+__version__ = "21.9.0"
 
 PROJECT_NAME = "galaxy-test-driver"
 PROJECT_OWNER = PROJECT_USERAME = "galaxyproject"
diff --git a/packages/test_selenium/galaxy/project_galaxy_test_selenium.py b/packages/test_selenium/galaxy/project_galaxy_test_selenium.py
index fdd361ff8a3..ec819940aef 100644
--- a/packages/test_selenium/galaxy/project_galaxy_test_selenium.py
+++ b/packages/test_selenium/galaxy/project_galaxy_test_selenium.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-__version__ = "21.9.0rc1"
+__version__ = "21.9.0"
 
 PROJECT_NAME = "galaxy-test-selenium"
 PROJECT_OWNER = PROJECT_USERAME = "galaxyproject"
diff --git a/packages/tool_util/galaxy/project_galaxy_tool_util.py b/packages/tool_util/galaxy/project_galaxy_tool_util.py
index 2bb6183eaf0..11e3282c118 100644
--- a/packages/tool_util/galaxy/project_galaxy_tool_util.py
+++ b/packages/tool_util/galaxy/project_galaxy_tool_util.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-__version__ = "21.9.0rc1"
+__version__ = "21.9.0"
 
 PROJECT_NAME = "galaxy-tool-util"
 PROJECT_OWNER = PROJECT_USERAME = "galaxyproject"
diff --git a/packages/util/galaxy/project_galaxy_util.py b/packages/util/galaxy/project_galaxy_util.py
index 2296bc68718..aa20297548e 100644
--- a/packages/util/galaxy/project_galaxy_util.py
+++ b/packages/util/galaxy/project_galaxy_util.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-__version__ = "21.9.0rc1"
+__version__ = "21.9.0"
 
 PROJECT_NAME = "galaxy-util"
 PROJECT_OWNER = PROJECT_USERAME = "galaxyproject"
diff --git a/packages/web_framework/galaxy/project_galaxy_web_framework.py b/packages/web_framework/galaxy/project_galaxy_web_framework.py
index d1327f07b8c..eb12110e6d8 100644
--- a/packages/web_framework/galaxy/project_galaxy_web_framework.py
+++ b/packages/web_framework/galaxy/project_galaxy_web_framework.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-__version__ = "21.9.0rc1"
+__version__ = "21.9.0"
 
 PROJECT_NAME = "galaxy-web-framework"
 PROJECT_OWNER = PROJECT_USERAME = "galaxyproject"
diff --git a/packages/web_stack/galaxy/project_galaxy_web_stack.py b/packages/web_stack/galaxy/project_galaxy_web_stack.py
index bdeb630b3ce..15d1f1e836d 100644
--- a/packages/web_stack/galaxy/project_galaxy_web_stack.py
+++ b/packages/web_stack/galaxy/project_galaxy_web_stack.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-__version__ = "21.9.0rc1"
+__version__ = "21.9.0"
 
 PROJECT_NAME = "galaxy-web-stack"
 PROJECT_OWNER = PROJECT_USERAME = "galaxyproject"
diff --git a/packages/webapps/galaxy/project_galaxy_webapps.py b/packages/webapps/galaxy/project_galaxy_webapps.py
index a43d4da14df..f067c4c6c6d 100644
--- a/packages/webapps/galaxy/project_galaxy_webapps.py
+++ b/packages/webapps/galaxy/project_galaxy_webapps.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-__version__ = "21.9.0rc1"
+__version__ = "21.9.0"
 
 PROJECT_NAME = "galaxy-webapps"
 PROJECT_OWNER = PROJECT_USERAME = "galaxyproject"