diff --git a/release/changes.md b/release/changes.md
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--- a/release/changes.md
+++ b/release/changes.md
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-Preliminary release of the github dependency graph plugin.
+Release candidate for v1.0.0 of the GitHub Dependency Graph Gradle Plugin.
 
-- [FIX] PGP key to sign the artifacts needs to be rotated
+Contains only minor refactorings and dependency updates from v0.4.0.
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diff --git a/release/version.txt b/release/version.txt
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--- a/release/version.txt
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@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.4.1
+1.0.0-rc-1