diff --git a/maintenance/make_changelog.sh b/maintenance/make_changelog.sh
index 9a5781c27..a24ccb08c 100644
--- a/maintenance/make_changelog.sh
+++ b/maintenance/make_changelog.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 VERSION="?"
-RELEASE="testing"
+RELEASE="stable"
 REPO=$(basename $(git rev-parse --show-toplevel))
 REPO_URL=$(git remote get-url origin)
 ME=$(git config --get user.name)