diff --git a/CHANGELOG.txt b/CHANGELOG.txt
index a9733af..6de25be 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.txt
+++ b/CHANGELOG.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-  qPython 1.0 RC2 [2015.10.19]
+  qPython 1.0.0 [2015.04.08]
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+  - Fix: bug during handshake with blank username/password 
+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  qPython 1.0 RC2 [2015.01.19]
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
   - Fix: handling of nested lists of homogeneous length
diff --git a/conda.recipe/meta.yaml b/conda.recipe/meta.yaml
index 14e216f..e3e0135 100644
--- a/conda.recipe/meta.yaml
+++ b/conda.recipe/meta.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 package:
   name: qpython
-  version: 1.0RC
+  version: 1.0.0
 
 build:
     number: 1
diff --git a/qpython/__init__.py b/qpython/__init__.py
index 0ed067f..d017868 100644
--- a/qpython/__init__.py
+++ b/qpython/__init__.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 __all__ = ['qconnection', 'qtype', 'qtemporal', 'qcollection']
 
 
-__version__ = '1.0RC2'
+__version__ = '1.0.0'
 
 class MetaData(object):
     '''Utility class for enriching data structures with meta data, e.g. qtype hint.'''
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 13f3ae4..ececb42 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ def read(fname):
 
 
 setup(name = 'qPython',
-      version = '1.0 RC2',
+      version = '1.0.0',
       description = 'kdb+ interfacing library for Python',
       long_description=read('README.rst'),
 
@@ -50,9 +50,9 @@ def read(fname):
       ext_modules = ext_modules,
       include_dirs = [numpy.get_include()],
 
-      keywords = ['kdb+'],
+      keywords = ['kdb+', 'q'],
       classifiers=[
-          'Development Status :: 4 - Beta',
+          'Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable',
           'Environment :: Console',
           'Intended Audience :: Developers',
           'Intended Audience :: Education',