diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 39aa7099..12d9c55a 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-Version 1.0.0
+Version 1.0.0 2020-12-20
 	* Add README.md files to the output directories documenting the output files
 
 Version 0.6.1 2020-10-29
diff --git a/docs/whatsnew.md b/docs/whatsnew.md
index 1cde3f04..4add63d8 100644
--- a/docs/whatsnew.md
+++ b/docs/whatsnew.md
@@ -2,17 +2,15 @@
 
 ## Version 1.0.0
 
+Released December 21 2020
+
 ### *User-visible improvements*
 
 - Add README.md files to the output directories documenting the output files
 
-## The reference for Macrel is on its way!
-
-The paper describing Macrel available in [bioRxiv](https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2019.12.17.880385v2) is now in press by the PeerJ.
-
 ## Version 0.6.1
 
-Release October 29 2020
+Released October 29 2020
 
 ### *User-visible improvements*
 
@@ -22,7 +20,7 @@ Release October 29 2020
 
 ## Version 0.6.0
 
-Release October 10 2020
+Released October 10 2020
 
 ### *User-visible improvements*
 
diff --git a/macrel/macrel_version.py b/macrel/macrel_version.py
index 8411e551..1f356cc5 100644
--- a/macrel/macrel_version.py
+++ b/macrel/macrel_version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = '0.6.1'
+__version__ = '1.0.0'
diff --git a/tests/contigs.cluster/expected.prediction b/tests/contigs.cluster/expected.prediction
index 85ab6d9c..969684b2 100644
--- a/tests/contigs.cluster/expected.prediction
+++ b/tests/contigs.cluster/expected.prediction
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Prediction from macrel v0.6.1
+# Prediction from macrel v1.0.0
 Access	Sequence	AMP_family	AMP_probability	Hemolytic	Hemolytic_probability
 smORF_2	RFLIKMVKVNLMNGKLIRKISLM	CLP	0.634	Hemo	0.871
 smORF_18	FFNDGKGTIYYGIKKYFRIYF	CLP	0.673	Hemo	0.822
diff --git a/tests/contigs.nosmorfs/expected.prediction b/tests/contigs.nosmorfs/expected.prediction
index 522891c7..4a000291 100644
--- a/tests/contigs.nosmorfs/expected.prediction
+++ b/tests/contigs.nosmorfs/expected.prediction
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-# Prediction from macrel v0.6.1
+# Prediction from macrel v1.0.0
 Access	Sequence	AMP_family	AMP_probability	Hemolytic	Hemolytic_probability
diff --git a/tests/contigs/expected.prediction b/tests/contigs/expected.prediction
index b17159a5..31d36385 100644
--- a/tests/contigs/expected.prediction
+++ b/tests/contigs/expected.prediction
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Prediction from macrel v0.6.1
+# Prediction from macrel v1.0.0
 Access	Sequence	AMP_family	AMP_probability	Hemolytic	Hemolytic_probability
 scaffold75334_1_MH0058_1	RFLIKMVKVNLMNGKLIRKISLM	CLP	0.634	Hemo	0.871
 scaffold33693_17_MH0058_2	FFNDGKGTIYYGIKKYFRIYF	CLP	0.673	Hemo	0.822
diff --git a/tests/peptides/expected.prediction b/tests/peptides/expected.prediction
index 300832aa..ad7dd8bc 100644
--- a/tests/peptides/expected.prediction
+++ b/tests/peptides/expected.prediction
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Prediction from macrel v0.6.1
+# Prediction from macrel v1.0.0
 Access	Sequence	AMP_family	AMP_probability	Hemolytic	Hemolytic_probability
 AP00002|AMP	YVPLPNVPQPGRRPFPTFPGQGPFNPKIKWPQGY	CLP	0.861	Hemo	0.663
 AP00007|AMP	GNNRPVYIPQPRPPHPRL	CLP	0.970	Hemo	0.515
diff --git a/tests/reads/expected.prediction b/tests/reads/expected.prediction
index 06fb2802..0f3852fb 100644
--- a/tests/reads/expected.prediction
+++ b/tests/reads/expected.prediction
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Prediction from macrel v0.6.1
+# Prediction from macrel v1.0.0
 Access	Sequence	AMP_family	AMP_probability	Hemolytic	Hemolytic_probability
 k77_12_1	RFLIKMVKVNLMNGKLIRKISLM	CLP	0.634	Hemo	0.871
 k77_15_1	FFNDGKGTIYYGIKKYFRIYF	CLP	0.673	Hemo	0.822