diff --git a/spacy/about.py b/spacy/about.py
index dce627a38..9329b48e6 100644
--- a/spacy/about.py
+++ b/spacy/about.py
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 # fmt: off
 __title__ = "spacy-nightly"
 __version__ = "3.0.0a33"
-__release__ = True
 __download_url__ = "https://github.com/explosion/spacy-models/releases/download"
 __compatibility__ = "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/explosion/spacy-models/master/compatibility.json"
 __projects__ = "https://github.com/explosion/projects"