diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index fcce15ea10b65df9950cfb2061713920fdc923a6..4eaa624d7197d0c04a8e3b2f705b3d87b93af162 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ This document is user facing. Please word the changes in such a way
 that users understand how the changes affect the new version.
 -->
 
-version 1.0.0-dev
+version 1.0.0
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 + Update average memory needs for main TALON process
 + Common: Add "SampleConfigToSampleReadgroupLists" task
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index bd73f47072b1fe4b9914ec14a7f6d47fcc8f816a..9459d4ba2a0d3cc475f89ed03a13a1517c04798e 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.4
+1.1