diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 208e103..2ce9eaa 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "base64"
-version = "0.20.0-alpha.1"
+version = "0.20.0"
 authors = ["Alice Maz <alice@alicemaz.com>", "Marshall Pierce <marshall@mpierce.org>"]
 description = "encodes and decodes base64 as bytes or utf8"
 repository = "https://github.com/marshallpierce/rust-base64"
diff --git a/RELEASE-NOTES.md b/RELEASE-NOTES.md
index 0e04202..46f0489 100644
--- a/RELEASE-NOTES.md
+++ b/RELEASE-NOTES.md
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 # 0.20.0
 
-## 0.20.0-beta.1
-
 ### Breaking changes
 
 - Update MSRV to 1.57.0