diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 0d090ea9..772b2ce9 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   "name": "node-resque",
   "description": "an opinionated implementation of resque in node",
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
-  "version": "0.17.0",
+  "version": "1.0.0",
   "homepage": "http://github.com/taskrabbit/node-resque",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",