diff --git a/mx.graalpython/suite.py b/mx.graalpython/suite.py
index 0953c0dd5c..a1c4802e22 100644
--- a/mx.graalpython/suite.py
+++ b/mx.graalpython/suite.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
     "version": "23.1.1",
     "graalpython:pythonVersion": "3.10.8",
-    "release": False,
+    "release": True,
     "groupId": "org.graalvm.graalpython",
     "url": "http://www.graalvm.org/",