diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 04ec4028e55f..b3873c625269 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ module = "weave_query.*"
 ignore_errors = true
 
 [tool.bumpversion]
-current_version = "0.51.263-dev0"
+current_version = "0.51.263"
 parse = """(?x)
     (?P<major>0|[1-9]\\d*)\\.
     (?P<minor>0|[1-9]\\d*)\\.
diff --git a/weave/version.py b/weave/version.py
index d77a6e6b498f..f7610471ef4a 100644
--- a/weave/version.py
+++ b/weave/version.py
@@ -44,4 +44,4 @@
 
 """
 
-VERSION = "0.51.263-dev0"
+VERSION = "0.51.263"