diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index f8c9a03dfb877c895d9db50fa99290388c6ed808..179d52f6aa939e2148b9ed6db98a81a188dc1d08 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-version 1.0 -- UNRELEASED
+version 1.0 -- June 15, 2012
+    The "happy birthdays" release!
     handler changes
 	mysql:
 	 . Use --skip-events when backing up the performance_schema database.
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 3cddf61609cb394ffbe293324672ebf3ed45fc28..dcb8c2472449774ebee312923f488aa1361733a9 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 # The maintainer mode is causing me grief with newest versions of autotools
 #AM_MAINTAINER_MODE
-AC_INIT([backupninja],[1.0-rc1],[backupninja@lists.riseup.net])
+AC_INIT([backupninja],[1.0],[backupninja@lists.riseup.net])
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([src/backupninja.in])
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE