diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 5383f10a4e2..088538bf4ff 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ configure(project(':desktop')) {
     apply plugin: 'witness'
     apply from: '../gradle/witness/gradle-witness.gradle'
 
-    version = '0.9.8-SNAPSHOT'
+    version = '1.0.0'
 
     mainClassName = 'bisq.desktop.app.BisqAppMain'
 
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/bisq/common/app/Version.java b/common/src/main/java/bisq/common/app/Version.java
index 57c85a0c132..3f73534d5bf 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/bisq/common/app/Version.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/bisq/common/app/Version.java
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ public class Version {
     // VERSION = 0.5.0 introduces proto buffer for the P2P network and local DB and is a not backward compatible update
     // Therefore all sub versions start again with 1
     // We use semantic versioning with major, minor and patch
-    public static final String VERSION = "0.9.8";
+    public static final String VERSION = "1.0.0";
 
     public static int getMajorVersion(String version) {
         return getSubVersion(version, 0);
diff --git a/desktop/package/linux/Dockerfile b/desktop/package/linux/Dockerfile
index d73dd57e440..1215912d762 100644
--- a/desktop/package/linux/Dockerfile
+++ b/desktop/package/linux/Dockerfile
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 # pull base image
 FROM openjdk:8-jdk
-ENV version 0.9.8-SNAPSHOT
+ENV version 1.0.0
 
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends openjfx && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* &&
 apt-get install -y vim fakeroot
diff --git a/desktop/package/linux/package.sh b/desktop/package/linux/package.sh
index 5cadc9303ec..bce9140ded2 100755
--- a/desktop/package/linux/package.sh
+++ b/desktop/package/linux/package.sh
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 #   - Update version below
 #   - Ensure JAVA_HOME below is pointing to OracleJDK 10 directory
 
-version=0.9.8-SNAPSHOT
+version=1.0.0
 if [ ! -f "$JAVA_HOME/bin/javapackager" ]; then
 	if [ -d "/usr/lib/jvm/jdk-10.0.2" ]; then
     	JAVA_HOME=/usr/lib/jvm/jdk-10.0.2
diff --git a/desktop/package/linux/release.sh b/desktop/package/linux/release.sh
index e45cc9c2fdc..bf35a61eeca 100755
--- a/desktop/package/linux/release.sh
+++ b/desktop/package/linux/release.sh
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # Prior to running this script:
 #   - Update version below
 
-version=0.9.8-SNAPSHOT
+version=1.0.0
 base_dir=$( cd "$(dirname "$0")" ; pwd -P )/../../..
 package_dir=$base_dir/desktop/package
 release_dir=$base_dir/desktop/release/$version
diff --git a/desktop/package/macosx/Info.plist b/desktop/package/macosx/Info.plist
index eab4c0e7eeb..81a0885aa14 100644
--- a/desktop/package/macosx/Info.plist
+++ b/desktop/package/macosx/Info.plist
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@
         <!-- See: https://developer.apple.com/library/archive/documentation/General/Reference/InfoPlistKeyReference/Articles/CoreFoundationKeys.html -->
 
         <key>CFBundleVersion</key>
-        <string>0.9.8</string>
+        <string>1.0.0</string>
 
         <key>CFBundleShortVersionString</key>
-        <string>0.9.8</string>
+        <string>1.0.0</string>
 
         <key>CFBundleExecutable</key>
         <string>Bisq</string>
diff --git a/desktop/package/macosx/create_app.sh b/desktop/package/macosx/create_app.sh
index 6290443f78b..e8ec63ca8c4 100755
--- a/desktop/package/macosx/create_app.sh
+++ b/desktop/package/macosx/create_app.sh
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ mkdir -p deploy
 
 set -e
 
-version="0.9.8-SNAPSHOT"
+version="1.0.0"
 
 cd ..
 ./gradlew :desktop:build -x test shadowJar
diff --git a/desktop/package/macosx/finalize.sh b/desktop/package/macosx/finalize.sh
index 70efd5d6c44..19befd585ef 100755
--- a/desktop/package/macosx/finalize.sh
+++ b/desktop/package/macosx/finalize.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 cd ../../
 
-version="0.9.8-SNAPSHOT"
+version="1.0.0"
 
 target_dir="releases/$version"
 
diff --git a/desktop/package/macosx/insert_snapshot_version.sh b/desktop/package/macosx/insert_snapshot_version.sh
index 778a88ef8f4..f0e66d7f069 100755
--- a/desktop/package/macosx/insert_snapshot_version.sh
+++ b/desktop/package/macosx/insert_snapshot_version.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 cd $(dirname $0)/../../../
 
-version=0.9.8
+version=1.0.0
 
 find . -type f \( -name "finalize.sh" \
 -o -name "create_app.sh" \
diff --git a/desktop/package/macosx/replace_version_number.sh b/desktop/package/macosx/replace_version_number.sh
index 7d0cf46a4f7..ef252b0fe04 100755
--- a/desktop/package/macosx/replace_version_number.sh
+++ b/desktop/package/macosx/replace_version_number.sh
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 
 cd $(dirname $0)/../../../
 
-oldVersion=0.9.7
-newVersion=0.9.8
+oldVersion=0.9.8
+newVersion=1.0.0
 
 find . -type f \( -name "finalize.sh" \
 -o -name "create_app.sh" \
diff --git a/desktop/package/windows/package.bat b/desktop/package/windows/package.bat
index 93c96e62e0a..29bb62058fa 100644
--- a/desktop/package/windows/package.bat
+++ b/desktop/package/windows/package.bat
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 @echo off
 
-set version=0.9.8-SNAPSHOT
+set version=1.0.0
 if not exist "%JAVA_HOME%\bin\javapackager.exe" (
     if not exist "%ProgramFiles%\Java\jdk-10.0.2" (
         echo Javapackager not found. Update JAVA_HOME variable to point to OracleJDK.
diff --git a/desktop/package/windows/release.bat b/desktop/package/windows/release.bat
index eea331cf4d5..8d4217312be 100644
--- a/desktop/package/windows/release.bat
+++ b/desktop/package/windows/release.bat
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 @echo off
 
-set version=0.9.8-SNAPSHOT
+set version=1.0.0
 set release_dir=%~dp0..\..\..\releases\%version%
 set package_dir=%~dp0..
 
diff --git a/relay/src/main/resources/version.txt b/relay/src/main/resources/version.txt
index 981e4654f23..3eefcb9dd5b 100644
--- a/relay/src/main/resources/version.txt
+++ b/relay/src/main/resources/version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.9.8-SNAPSHOT
+1.0.0
diff --git a/seednode/src/main/java/bisq/seednode/SeedNodeMain.java b/seednode/src/main/java/bisq/seednode/SeedNodeMain.java
index c58a5bbac80..c028ed88e37 100644
--- a/seednode/src/main/java/bisq/seednode/SeedNodeMain.java
+++ b/seednode/src/main/java/bisq/seednode/SeedNodeMain.java
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 
 @Slf4j
 public class SeedNodeMain extends ExecutableForAppWithP2p {
-    private static final String VERSION = "0.9.8";
+    private static final String VERSION = "1.0.0";
     private SeedNode seedNode;
 
     public SeedNodeMain() {