diff --git a/hy/__init__.py b/hy/__init__.py
index 3b81e5a6b..c4deaab11 100644
--- a/hy/__init__.py
+++ b/hy/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-__version__ = 'unreleased'
-nickname = None
+__version__ = '1.0.0'
+nickname = 'Afternoon Review'
 
 
 def _initialize_env_var(env_var, default_val):
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 465208f68..87efa320f 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ def run(self):
 
 setup(
     name=PKG,
-    version='0.0.0',
+    version='1.0.0',
     setup_requires=["wheel"] + requires,
     install_requires=requires,
     python_requires=">= 3.8, < 3.14",