diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 330682776a..3e37306d5e 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ allprojects {
   // <prerelease version> may be SNAPSHOT, alphax, betax, etc.
   // Note - if bumping to a new major or minor version, be sure to update the docs (see step 1 in
   // docs/src/private/internal/release.md for details)
-  version = '5.5.1-SNAPSHOT'
-  status = 'development'
+  version = '5.5.1'
+  status = 'release'
 }
 
 // Matches Maven's "project.description".