diff --git a/refchef/__init__.py b/refchef/__init__.py
index 2b9da42..0e1a0fc 100644
--- a/refchef/__init__.py
+++ b/refchef/__init__.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 from dotenv import load_dotenv
 import oyaml as yaml
 
-__version__ = '0.1.4'
+__version__ = '1.0.0'
 
 # load dotenv in the base root
 APP_ROOT = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), '..')   # refers to application_top