diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 315becb28e..a1173284c7 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 
+3.2.0-dev.473 | 2020-05-06 10:40:09 -0700
+
+  * Revert addition of final modifier to JSON formatter (Tim Wojtulewicz, Corelight)
+
 3.2.0-dev.471 | 2020-05-06 10:00:58 -0700
 
   * Fix global buffer over-read in POP3 analyzer (Justin Azoff, Corelight)
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 231936151a..c039298b41 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-3.2.0-dev.471
+3.2.0-dev.473
diff --git a/src/threading/formatters/JSON.h b/src/threading/formatters/JSON.h
index 2a9e07a1a9..f336ca659b 100644
--- a/src/threading/formatters/JSON.h
+++ b/src/threading/formatters/JSON.h
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ namespace threading { namespace formatter {
   * A thread-safe class for converting values into a JSON representation
   * and vice versa.
   */
-class JSON final : public Formatter {
+class JSON : public Formatter {
 public:
 	enum TimeFormat {
 		TS_EPOCH,	// Doubles that represents seconds from the UNIX epoch.