diff --git a/icu4c/source/common/uchar.h b/icu4c/source/common/uchar.h
index 76c9b0d52a4..2447425be5a 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/common/uchar.h
+++ b/icu4c/source/common/uchar.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*===========================================================================*/
 /* Unicode version number                                                    */
 /*===========================================================================*/
-#define UNICODE_VERSION  "3.0.0.beta"
+#define UNICODE_VERSION  "3.0.0"
 
 /**
  * The Unicode C API allows you to query the properties associated with individual