diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 66fc50cb2..3c89851f7 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "author": "Einar Otto Stangvik <einaros@gmail.com> (http://2x.io)",
   "name": "ws",
   "description": "simple to use, blazing fast and thoroughly tested websocket client, server and console for node.js, up-to-date against RFC-6455",
-  "version": "0.8.1",
+  "version": "1.0.0",
   "license": "MIT",
   "keywords": [
     "Hixie",