diff --git a/NEWS.txt b/NEWS.txt
index 73e1d7046..53f29b636 100644
--- a/NEWS.txt
+++ b/NEWS.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-Version 1.0 - 2012-06-XX
+Version 1.0 - 2012-06-02
  * New UI: Extended comparison of existing vs. MB metadata & tags (PICARD-43)
  * Merged the renaming and moving options pages
  * Removed the VA file naming format option (there is now a single format option) (PICARD-159)
diff --git a/picard/__init__.py b/picard/__init__.py
index 008540d99..570acc1f7 100644
--- a/picard/__init__.py
+++ b/picard/__init__.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 # along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
 # Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
 
-version_info = (1, 0, 0, 'dev', 0)
+version_info = (1, 0, 0, 'final', 0)
 
 if version_info[3] == 'final':
     if version_info[2] == 0: