v1.0.0-rc1

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -7,6 +7,6 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.1.0/),
 [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
 
-## [Unreleased]
+## [1.0.0-rc1] - 2025-01-12
 
-Initial public release.
+Release candidate for initial public release.

README.md

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ Free platform-agnostic data exchange framework for C/C++, including a built-in J
 
 Author: Attila Kovacs
 
-Last Updated: 10 December 2024
+Updated for 1.0 and later releases.
 
 ## Table of Contents
 
@@ -57,9 +57,6 @@ The __xchange__ library was created, and is maintained, by Attila Kovács at the
 & Smithsonian, and it is available through the [Smithsonian/xchange](https://github.com/Smithsonian/xchange) 
 repository on GitHub. 
 
-There are no official releases of __xchange__ yet. An initial 1.0.0 release is expected in late 2024. Before then the 
-API may undergo slight changes and tweaks. Use the repository as is at your own risk for now.
-
 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 <a name="building"></a>

include/xchange.h

@@ -16,16 +16,16 @@
 #include <stdint.h>
 
 /// API major version
-#define XCHANGE_MAJOR_VERSION  0
+#define XCHANGE_MAJOR_VERSION  1
 
 /// API minor version
-#define XCHANGE_MINOR_VERSION  9
+#define XCHANGE_MINOR_VERSION  0
 
 /// Integer sub version of the release
-#define XCHANGE_PATCHLEVEL     2
+#define XCHANGE_PATCHLEVEL     0
 
 /// Additional release information in version, e.g. "-1", or "-rc1".
-#define XCHANGE_RELEASE_STRING "-devel"
+#define XCHANGE_RELEASE_STRING "-rc1"
 
 
 #ifdef str_2