diff --git a/akka-distributed-data/build.sbt b/akka-distributed-data/build.sbt
index 973f3ad9e4..6eafa20bc2 100644
--- a/akka-distributed-data/build.sbt
+++ b/akka-distributed-data/build.sbt
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import akka.{ AkkaBuild, Dependencies, Formatting, MultiNode, Unidoc, OSGi }
 
 AkkaBuild.defaultSettings
-AkkaBuild.experimentalSettings
 Formatting.formatSettings
 OSGi.distributedData
 Dependencies.distributedData
diff --git a/akka-docs/rst/java/cluster-sharding.rst b/akka-docs/rst/java/cluster-sharding.rst
index ca932fa34d..89fc53b44d 100644
--- a/akka-docs/rst/java/cluster-sharding.rst
+++ b/akka-docs/rst/java/cluster-sharding.rst
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ The settings for Distributed Data is configured in the the section
 ``akka.cluster.sharding.distributed-data``. It's not possible to have different 
 ``distributed-data`` settings for different sharding entity types.
 
-You must explicitly add the ``akka-distributed-data-experimental`` dependency to your build if
+You must explicitly add the ``akka-distributed-data`` dependency to your build if
 you use this mode. It is possible to remove ``akka-persistence`` dependency from a project if it
 is not used in user code.
 
diff --git a/akka-docs/rst/java/distributed-data.rst b/akka-docs/rst/java/distributed-data.rst
index 777c0605cc..59f8717e1f 100644
--- a/akka-docs/rst/java/distributed-data.rst
+++ b/akka-docs/rst/java/distributed-data.rst
@@ -24,13 +24,6 @@ It is eventually consistent and geared toward providing high read and write avai
 (partition tolerance), with low latency. Note that in an eventually consistent system a read may return an 
 out-of-date value.
 
-.. warning::
-
-  This module is marked as **“experimental”** as of its introduction in Akka 2.4.0. We will continue to
-  improve this API based on our users’ feedback, which implies that while we try to keep incompatible
-  changes to a minimum the binary compatibility guarantee for maintenance releases does not apply to the
-  contents of the ``akka.persistence`` package.
-  
 Using the Replicator
 ====================
 
@@ -588,13 +581,13 @@ To use Distributed Data you must add the following dependency in your project.
 
 sbt::
 
-    "com.typesafe.akka" %% "akka-distributed-data-experimental" % "@version@" @crossString@
+    "com.typesafe.akka" %% "akka-distributed-data" % "@version@" @crossString@
 
 maven::
 
   <dependency>
     <groupId>com.typesafe.akka</groupId>
-    <artifactId>akka-distributed-data-experimental_@binVersion@</artifactId>
+    <artifactId>akka-distributed-data_@binVersion@</artifactId>
     <version>@version@</version>
   </dependency>
 
diff --git a/akka-docs/rst/scala/cluster-sharding.rst b/akka-docs/rst/scala/cluster-sharding.rst
index 14a71c1c0e..4ab89deaf9 100644
--- a/akka-docs/rst/scala/cluster-sharding.rst
+++ b/akka-docs/rst/scala/cluster-sharding.rst
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ The settings for Distributed Data is configured in the the section
 ``akka.cluster.sharding.distributed-data``. It's not possible to have different 
 ``distributed-data`` settings for different sharding entity types.
 
-You must explicitly add the ``akka-distributed-data-experimental`` dependency to your build if
+You must explicitly add the ``akka-distributed-data`` dependency to your build if
 you use this mode. It is possible to remove ``akka-persistence`` dependency from a project if it
 is not used in user code.
 
diff --git a/akka-docs/rst/scala/distributed-data.rst b/akka-docs/rst/scala/distributed-data.rst
index 4033e17e51..89e8293bf7 100644
--- a/akka-docs/rst/scala/distributed-data.rst
+++ b/akka-docs/rst/scala/distributed-data.rst
@@ -24,12 +24,6 @@ It is eventually consistent and geared toward providing high read and write avai
 (partition tolerance), with low latency. Note that in an eventually consistent system a read may return an 
 out-of-date value.
 
-.. warning::
-
-  This module is marked as **“experimental”** as of its introduction in Akka 2.4.0. We will continue to
-  improve this API based on our users’ feedback, which implies that while we try to keep incompatible
-  changes to a minimum the binary compatibility guarantee for maintenance releases does not apply to the
-  contents of the ``akka.persistence`` package.
   
 Using the Replicator
 ====================
@@ -600,13 +594,13 @@ To use Distributed Data you must add the following dependency in your project.
 
 sbt::
 
-    "com.typesafe.akka" %% "akka-distributed-data-experimental" % "@version@" @crossString@
+    "com.typesafe.akka" %% "akka-distributed-data" % "@version@" @crossString@
 
 maven::
 
   <dependency>
     <groupId>com.typesafe.akka</groupId>
-    <artifactId>akka-distributed-data-experimental_@binVersion@</artifactId>
+    <artifactId>akka-distributed-data_@binVersion@</artifactId>
     <version>@version@</version>
   </dependency>
 
diff --git a/project/AkkaBuild.scala b/project/AkkaBuild.scala
index 7d0e446531..93505af7e2 100644
--- a/project/AkkaBuild.scala
+++ b/project/AkkaBuild.scala
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ object AkkaBuild extends Build {
   ).configs(MultiJvm)
 
   lazy val distributedData = Project(
-    id = "akka-distributed-data-experimental",
+    id = "akka-distributed-data",
     base = file("akka-distributed-data"),
     dependencies = Seq(cluster % "compile->compile;test->test;multi-jvm->multi-jvm")
   ).configs(MultiJvm)
diff --git a/project/MiMa.scala b/project/MiMa.scala
index 3cf1ab73d6..0d9e706b97 100644
--- a/project/MiMa.scala
+++ b/project/MiMa.scala
@@ -57,9 +57,20 @@ object MiMa extends AutoPlugin {
           akka24WithScala212
       }
     }
+    
+    val akka25PromotedArtifacts = Set(
+      "akka-distributed-data"
+    )
 
     // check against all binary compatible artifacts
-    versions.map(organization %% projectName % _).toSet
+    versions.map { v =>
+      val adjustedProjectName =
+        if (akka25PromotedArtifacts(projectName) && v.startsWith("2.4"))
+          projectName + "-experimental"
+        else 
+          projectName
+      organization %% adjustedProjectName % v
+    }.toSet
   }
 
   case class FilterAnyProblem(name: String) extends com.typesafe.tools.mima.core.ProblemFilter {