diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 69e11c17f1..293394ea1b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-## 1.0.1 (UNRELEASED)
+## 1.0.1 (November 20, 2017)
 
 FEATURES:
 
diff --git a/version/version.go b/version/version.go
index 040462494b..2fc63e869a 100644
--- a/version/version.go
+++ b/version/version.go
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ var (
 	// A pre-release marker for the version. If this is "" (empty string)
 	// then it means that it is a final release. Otherwise, this is a pre-release
 	// such as "dev" (in development), "beta", "rc1", etc.
-	VersionPrerelease = "rc1"
+	VersionPrerelease = ""
 )
 
 // GetHumanVersion composes the parts of the version in a way that's suitable