diff --git a/python/CHANGELOG.rst b/python/CHANGELOG.rst
index 5a24089939..2e4b9a2ab7 100644
--- a/python/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/python/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 --------------------
-[0.1.0] - 2019-XX-XX
+[0.1.0] - 2019-01-11
 --------------------
 
-Initial release after separation from msprime 0.6.2.
+Initial release after separation from msprime 0.6.2. Code that reads tree sequence
+files and processes them should be able to work without changes.
 
 **Breaking changes**
 
@@ -10,10 +11,6 @@ Initial release after separation from msprime 0.6.2.
   and ``load_tables`` functions. All code should change to using corresponding
   TableCollection methods.
 
-**New features**:
-
-**Bug fixes**:
-
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 [0.1.0a1] - 2019-01-19
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diff --git a/python/tskit/_version.py b/python/tskit/_version.py
index 53ff855cdf..9ebcf1343e 100644
--- a/python/tskit/_version.py
+++ b/python/tskit/_version.py
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 # Definitive location for the version number.
-tskit_version = "0.1.0a2"
+tskit_version = "0.1.0"