diff --git a/__init__.py b/__init__.py
index 3d3aaa0..d2a0062 100644
--- a/__init__.py
+++ b/__init__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 '''A fast python and and c++ pipeline for clustering sequences using the 'transcluster' approach'''
 
-__version__ = '0.1.0'
+__version__ = '1.0.0'