diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 7a9ee42..15f489c 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 # along with pavucontrol. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 AC_PREREQ(2.62)
-AC_INIT([pavucontrol],[0.99.2],[mzcnihpbageby (at) 0pointer (dot) de])
+AC_INIT([pavucontrol],[1.0],[mzcnihpbageby (at) 0pointer (dot) de])
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([src/pavucontrol.cc])
 AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([m4])
 AC_CONFIG_HEADERS([config.h])
diff --git a/doc/README.html.in b/doc/README.html.in
index faa6f01..91950ad 100644
--- a/doc/README.html.in
+++ b/doc/README.html.in
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@ General Public License for more details.</p>
 
 <h2><a name="news">News</a></h2>
 
+<div class="news-date">Tue Sep 27
+2011: </div> <p class="news-text"><a href="@PACKAGE_URL@pavucontrol-1.0.tar.xz">Version
+1.0</a> released.</p>
+
 <div class="news-date">Thu Sep 15
 2011: </div> <p class="news-text"><a href="@PACKAGE_URL@pavucontrol-0.99.2.tar.gz">Version
 0.99.2</a> (v1 RC2) released; digitial receiver UI.</p>