diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 53cb18c9..68f2094d 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ python:
   - "3.5"
 
 before_install:
-  - "travis_retry pip install --upgrade pip setuptools py"
+  - "travis_retry pip install --upgrade pip 'setuptools<20.5' py"
   - "travis_retry pip install twine wheel coveralls requirements-builder"
   - "requirements-builder --level=min setup.py > .travis-lowest-requirements.txt"
   - "requirements-builder --level=pypi setup.py > .travis-release-requirements.txt"
diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index 3074b6e8..19f5ed54 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -25,6 +25,6 @@
 Changes
 =======
 
-Version 1.0.0 (released TBD)
+Version 1.0.0a1 (released 2016-03-29)
 
 - Initial public release.
diff --git a/RELEASE-NOTES.rst b/RELEASE-NOTES.rst
index 6b4564ee..e17c9518 100644
--- a/RELEASE-NOTES.rst
+++ b/RELEASE-NOTES.rst
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-===========================
- Invenio-Files-REST v1.0.0
-===========================
+=============================
+ Invenio-Files-REST v1.0.0a1
+=============================
 
-Invenio-Files-REST v1.0.0 was released on TBD, 2015.
+Invenio-Files-REST v1.0.0a1 was released on March 29th, 2015.
 
 About
 -----
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ What's new
 Installation
 ------------
 
-   $ pip install invenio-files-rest==1.0.0
+   $ pip install invenio-files-rest==1.0.0a1
 
 Documentation
 -------------
diff --git a/invenio_files_rest/version.py b/invenio_files_rest/version.py
index 130bae80..3d983fd5 100644
--- a/invenio_files_rest/version.py
+++ b/invenio_files_rest/version.py
@@ -30,4 +30,4 @@
 
 from __future__ import absolute_import, print_function
 
-__version__ = "1.0.0.dev20150000"
+__version__ = "1.0.0a1"