diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index bf69273..28e3e3a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ on:
 env:
   # Customize the CMake build type here (Release, Debug, RelWithDebInfo, etc.)
   BUILD_TYPE: Release
-  version: osslsigncode-2.10-dev
+  version: osslsigncode-2.10
 
 jobs:
   build:
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 8a640ea..9eba327 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ project(osslsigncode
     LANGUAGES C)
 
 # force nonstandard version format for development packages
-set(DEV "-dev")
+set(DEV "")
 set(PROJECT_VERSION "${PROJECT_VERSION_MAJOR}.${PROJECT_VERSION_MINOR}${DEV}")
 
 # version and contact information
diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index 9988405..b775305 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # osslsigncode change log
 
-### 2.10 (unreleased)
+### 2.10 (2025.06.23)
 
 - added JavaScript signing
 - added PKCS#11 provider support (requires OpenSSL 3.0+)
@@ -10,10 +10,9 @@
 - added the "-engineCtrl" option to control hardware and CNG engines
 - added the '-blobFile' option to specify a file containing the blob content
 - improved unauthenticated blob support (thanks to Asger Hautop Drewsen)
+- improved UTF-8 handling for certificate subjects and issuers
 - fixed support for multiple signerInfo contentType OIDs (CTL and Authenticode)
 - fixed tests for python-cryptography >= 43.0.0
-- improved UTF-8 handling for certificate subjects and issuers;
-  missing names now print as "N/A"
 
 ### 2.9 (2024.06.29)