diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c24cb01d..5e92a1d6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,10 +1,3 @@
-<div>
-<blockquote style="background-color: rgba(255, 160, 160, 0.5);">
-	<strong>This is a draft document still being edited.</strong>
-	This content should not yet be expected to be coherent or even compatible with the SMART Guidelines
-</blockquote>
-</div>
-
 [![License: CC BY-IGO 3.0](https://licensebuttons.net/l/by-nc/3.0/igo/80x15.png)](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo)
 ![CI Build](https://img.shields.io/github/actions/workflow/status/worldhealthorganization/smart-ig-starter-kit/ghbuild.yml)  
   
@@ -13,10 +6,11 @@
 ![QA warnings](https://img.shields.io/badge/dynamic/json?url=https%3A%2F%2Fworldhealthorganization.github.io%2Fsmart-ig-starter-kit%2Fqa.json&query=%24.warnings&logoColor=orange&label=QA%20warnings&color=yellow)
 ![QA hints](https://img.shields.io/badge/dynamic/json?url=https%3A%2F%2Fworldhealthorganization.github.io%2Fsmart-ig-starter-kit%2Fqa.json&query=%24.hints&logoColor=yellow&label=QA%20hints&color=yellow)
 
- 
-# WHO SMART GUIDELINES - DRAFT SMART Guidelines L3 SOP
+
+# WHO SMART Guidelines L3 SOP v1.0.0
+
 ---
-This is the DRAFT SMART Guidelines L3 SOP
+This is the v1.0.0 release of the SMART Guidelines L3 SOP
 <br> </br>
 ###
 ### Publication
@@ -25,13 +19,13 @@ This ImplementationGuide is published in the following locations:
 
 Continuous Build:  __https://WorldHealthOrganization.github.io/smart-ig-starter-kit__  
 Continuous Build:  __https://build.fhir.org/ig/WorldHealthOrganization/smart-ig-starter-kit__  
-Canonical / permanent URL:   
+Canonical / permanent URL: __http://smart.who.int/ig-starter-kit__
 <br> </br>
 
 ### Issues
 Issues and change requests are managed here:  
 
 Issues:  __https://github.com/WorldHealthOrganization/smart-ig-starter-kit/issues__  
-    or the Kanban board: __https://github.com/WorldHealthOrganization/smart-ig-starter-kit/projects/1__
+    or the Kanban board: __https://github.com/WorldHealthOrganization/smart-ig-starter-kit/projects/31__
 
 
diff --git a/input/pagecontent/changes.md b/input/pagecontent/changes.md
index c17fcf9c..755eb646 100644
--- a/input/pagecontent/changes.md
+++ b/input/pagecontent/changes.md
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 ### First Release (V1.0.0)
 
-First draft release of the SOP
+
+'First release of the SOP'
 
 #### Known Issues
 * The specific details about the following topics are not fully defined in this release:
diff --git a/input/pagecontent/index.md b/input/pagecontent/index.md
index 63efbd17..f66aba87 100644
--- a/input/pagecontent/index.md
+++ b/input/pagecontent/index.md
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 <div>
 <blockquote class="stu-note">
-	<strong>This is a draft document still being edited.</strong>
 	The SMART Guidelines Standard Operating Procedures are being edited as a community effort. Authors of SMART Guidelines are welcome to submit <a href="https://github.com/WorldHealthOrganization/smart-ig-starter-kit/issues">issues</a> and join the discussions to validate and improve these authoring procedures.
 </blockquote>
 </div>
diff --git a/publication-request.json b/publication-request.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c6e830ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/publication-request.json
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+{
+    "package-id" : "smart.who.int.ig-starter-kit",
+    "title" : "SMART IG STARTER KIT", 
+    "category" : "base",
+    "introduction" : "SMART IG STARTER KIT",
+    "version" : "1.0.0",
+    "desc" : "1.0.0 Release",
+    "mode" : "milestone",    
+    "path" : "http://smart.who.int/ig-starter-kit/v1.0.0",
+    "ci-build": "http://worldhealthorganization.github.io/smart-ig-starter-kit",    
+    "first": true,
+    "status" : "release",
+    "sequence" : "Releases"
+  }
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diff --git a/sushi-config.yaml b/sushi-config.yaml
index 286075c4..224f13d4 100644
--- a/sushi-config.yaml
+++ b/sushi-config.yaml
@@ -6,15 +6,15 @@
 id: smart.who.int.ig-starter-kit
 canonical: http://smart.who.int/ig-starter-kit
 name: IgStarterKit
-status: draft
-version: 0.2.1
+status: active
+version: 1.0.0
 fhirVersion: 5.0.0
-date: 2024-06-12
+date: 2024-06-19
 # copyright:
 copyrightYear: 2023+
-releaseLabel: "CI Build"
-title: "DRAFT SMART Guidelines L3 SOP"
-description: "DRAFT SMART Guidelines L3 SOP"
+releaseLabel: "release"
+title: "SMART Guidelines L3 SOP"
+description: "SMART Guidelines L3 SOP"
 license: CC0-1.0
 
 # dependencies: