diff --git a/rouge/__init__.py b/rouge/__init__.py
index c8fd039..c2c9f04 100644
--- a/rouge/__init__.py
+++ b/rouge/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 from __future__ import absolute_import
 from rouge.rouge import FilesRouge, Rouge
 
-__version__ = "1.0.0rc2"
+__version__ = "1.0.1"
 __all__ = ["FilesRouge", "Rouge"]