diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index c70e365..4062375 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+1.0
+---
+
+This is the first stable release of iio-sensor-proxy. It now uses a D-Bus API,
+and supports accelerometers and ambient light sensors.
+
 0.1
 ---
 
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 3919051..18d28c1 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 AC_PREREQ(2.59)
 
-AC_INIT([iio-sensor-proxy], [0.1], [hadess@hadess.net])
+AC_INIT([iio-sensor-proxy], [1.0], [hadess@hadess.net])
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(1.9 dist-xz no-dist-gzip check-news)
 
 # Enable silent build when available (Automake 1.11)