diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index 12197b12..65c425b3 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -8,13 +8,13 @@
 wxPython Changelog
 ==================
 
-4.0.0rc1
---------
-* (not yet released)
+4.0.0 "The Phoenix Takes Flight!"
+---------------------------------
+* 27-Jan-2018
 
-PyPI:   https://pypi.python.org/pypi/wxPython/4.0.0rc1
+PyPI:   https://pypi.python.org/pypi/wxPython/4.0.0
 Extras: https://extras.wxPython.org/wxPython4/extras/
-Pip:    ``pip install wxPython==4.0.0rc1``
+Pip:    ``pip install wxPython==4.0.0``
 
 Changes in this release include the following:
 
diff --git a/buildtools/version.py b/buildtools/version.py
index 4764e400..38c12610 100644
--- a/buildtools/version.py
+++ b/buildtools/version.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ VER_MAJOR        = 4
 VER_MINOR        = 0
 VER_RELEASE      = 0
 
-VER_FLAGS        = "rc1"     # wxPython release flags
+VER_FLAGS        = ""     # wxPython release flags
 
 # The VER_FLAGS value is appended to the version number constructed from the
 # first 3 components and should be set according to the following patterns.
diff --git a/demo/version.py b/demo/version.py
index 3e9a6e5f..c0c68530 100644
--- a/demo/version.py
+++ b/demo/version.py
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 # This file was generated by wxPython's wscript.
 
-VERSION_STRING = '4.0.0rc1'
+VERSION_STRING = '4.0.0'