diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 12b6e2f..5dd2aa7 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ plugins {
 group 'com.amazon.opendistroforelasticsearch.client'
 
 // keep version in sync with version in Driver source
-version '0.9.0.0'
+version '1.0.0.0'
 
 version = "${version}"
 
diff --git a/opendistro-elasticsearch-jdbc.release-notes b/opendistro-elasticsearch-jdbc.release-notes
index e85d1b6..f9c5340 100644
--- a/opendistro-elasticsearch-jdbc.release-notes
+++ b/opendistro-elasticsearch-jdbc.release-notes
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
+## 2019-06-06, Version 1.0.0 (Current)
 
-## 2019-04-19, Version 0.9.0 (Current)
+### Changes
+
+* Updated the LocalDateTime to Timestamp conversion to support timezone [issue #6]
+* Updated the connection URL template in README.md
+
+## 2019-04-19, Version 0.9.0
 
 No update in this release.
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/amazon/opendistroforelasticsearch/jdbc/internal/Version.java b/src/main/java/com/amazon/opendistroforelasticsearch/jdbc/internal/Version.java
index 170e39a..47e032b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/amazon/opendistroforelasticsearch/jdbc/internal/Version.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/amazon/opendistroforelasticsearch/jdbc/internal/Version.java
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 public enum Version {
 
     // keep this in sync with the gradle version
-    Current(0, 9, 0, 0);
+    Current(1, 0, 0, 0);
 
     private int major;
     private int minor;