diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0f8679a..1efa012 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 > This project uses [Break Versioning](https://github.com/ptaoussanis/encore/blob/master/BREAK-VERSIONING.md)
 
-## v0.0.1-SNAPSHOT - 2015 Jan 24
-
-> Pending release
+## v1.0.0 - 2016 Oct 16
 
 ```clojure
-[com.taoensso/tempura "0.0.1-SNAPSHOT"]
+[com.taoensso/tempura "1.0.0-RC1"]
 ```
+
+> Initial public release. Sorry for taking so long to finally document+publish this!
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index fa35f2f..4289549 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 **[CHANGELOG]** | [API] | current [Break Version]:
 
 ```clojure
-[com.taoensso/tempura "1.0.0-SNAPSHOT"] ; TODO (not published yet)
+[com.taoensso/tempura "1.0.0-RC1"]
 ```
 
 > Please consider helping to [support my continued open-source Clojure/Script work]? 
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ TODO ; docs
 Add the necessary dependency to your project:
 
 ```clojure
-[com.taoensso/tempura "1.0.0-SNAPSHOT"]
+[com.taoensso/tempura "1.0.0-RC1"]
 ```
 
 And setup your namespace imports:
@@ -67,4 +67,4 @@ Copyright © 2016 [Peter Taoussanis].
 [EPL v1.0]: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ptaoussanis/tempura/master/LICENSE
 [Hero]: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ptaoussanis/tempura/master/hero.png "Title"
 
-<!--- Unique links -->
\ No newline at end of file
+<!--- Unique links -->
diff --git a/project.clj b/project.clj
index cc18e7b..46a82d7 100644
--- a/project.clj
+++ b/project.clj
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-(defproject com.taoensso/tempura "1.0.0-SNAPSHOT"
+(defproject com.taoensso/tempura "1.0.0-RC1"
   :author "Peter Taoussanis <https://www.taoensso.com>"
   :description "Pure Clojure/Script i18n translations library"
   :url "https://github.com/ptaoussanis/tempura"