diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4e3baa4..71da294 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Changelog
 
-## Version 1.0.0 (Unreleased)
+## 1.0.0
 
 **This is a backwards-incompatible release with several substantial changes.**
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 28ed656..1664d80 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -10,11 +10,13 @@ data from the Unicode Consortium's [emoji code repository](https://unicode.org/P
 
 -------
 
-## Changes in Version 1.x
+## Major Changes in Version 1.x
 
 Version 1.x of `demoji` now bundles Unicode data in the package at install time rather than requiring
 a download of the codes from unicode.org at runtime. Please see the [CHANGELOG.md](CHANGELOG.md)
-for detail.
+for detail and be familiar with the changes before updating from 0.x to 1.x.
+
+To report any regressions, please [open a GitHub issue](https://github.com/bsolomon1124/demoji/issues/new?assignees=&labels=&template=bug_report.md&title=).
 
 ## Basic Usage
 
diff --git a/demoji/__init__.py b/demoji/__init__.py
index 3b87167..bba7a91 100644
--- a/demoji/__init__.py
+++ b/demoji/__init__.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     "replace",
     "replace_with_desc",
 )
-__version__ = "1.0.0.rc1"
+__version__ = "1.0.0"
 
 import datetime
 import functools