diff --git a/buildozer/__init__.py b/buildozer/__init__.py
index 03757c66f..d4734fe34 100644
--- a/buildozer/__init__.py
+++ b/buildozer/__init__.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 '''
 
-__version__ = '0.40.dev0'
+__version__ = '1.0'
 
 import os
 import re