diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 9d90d0ee63..b8839d4db1 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -114,9 +114,6 @@
 # Configuration
 #
 
-ifndef RELEASE
-RELEASE:=0.3.6
-endif
 
 # Makefile version tag
 # it checks if the version tag in makefile.config is the same and force update outdated config files