diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index f42ca57b7d8..0c29cf5aa80 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-22.07.0-rc0.mlx_vfe_vdpa-0.9
+22.07.0-rc0.mlx_vfe_vdpa-1.0
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index e119e804849..622c739060d 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-dpdk-vhost-vfe (0.9) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
+dpdk-vhost-vfe (1.0) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
 
   * Initial packaging
 
diff --git a/pkg/dpdk-vhost-vfe.spec b/pkg/dpdk-vhost-vfe.spec
index d30ef2854f3..ae3f7e537a8 100644
--- a/pkg/dpdk-vhost-vfe.spec
+++ b/pkg/dpdk-vhost-vfe.spec
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 %bcond_with bluefield
 
 Name: dpdk-vhost-vfe
-Version: 0.9
+Version: 1.0
 Release: 1%{?dist}
 Packager: dev@dpdk.org
 URL: http://dpdk.org