diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index aebfa4e..d0fd75e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
    :depth: 2
 
 
-Unreleased
-==========
+v1.0.0 - 2019-01-12
+===================
 
 Added
 -----
diff --git a/cas_server/__init__.py b/cas_server/__init__.py
index da8813c..1a50834 100644
--- a/cas_server/__init__.py
+++ b/cas_server/__init__.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 """A django CAS server application"""
 
 #: version of the application
-VERSION = '0.9.0'
+VERSION = '1.0.0'
 
 #: path the the application configuration class
 default_app_config = 'cas_server.apps.CasAppConfig'