diff --git a/gstools/_version.py b/gstools/_version.py
index c9cd0d9e..1b531d86 100644
--- a/gstools/_version.py
+++ b/gstools/_version.py
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 """Provide a central version"""
-__version__ = "1.0rc13"
+__version__ = "1.0.0"