diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 609d5c1bdc5c2928013299fd8dc0823de1555a6f..f18a2f7c4a41901050f3360d3300846ffc2a27d3 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -37,9 +37,9 @@ if("${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}" STREQUAL "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}")
 endif()
 
 # set project version number
-set(CHAMELEON_VERSION_MAJOR 0)
-set(CHAMELEON_VERSION_MINOR 9)
-set(CHAMELEON_VERSION_MICRO 1)
+set(CHAMELEON_VERSION_MAJOR 1)
+set(CHAMELEON_VERSION_MINOR 0)
+set(CHAMELEON_VERSION_MICRO 0)
 
 set(MORSE_CMAKE_DIR "" CACHE PATH "Directory of MORSE CMake modules, can be external to the project")