diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index 1aebffd4..5d6169ce 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ deploy:
     # channel to use to produce the release artifacts
     # NOTE make sure you only release *once* per target
     # TODO you may want to pick a different channel
-    CHANNEL: nightly
+    CHANNEL: stable
     appveyor_repo_tag: true
 
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