diff --git a/docs/source/conf.py b/docs/source/conf.py
index 1ae52da3..b61862dd 100644
--- a/docs/source/conf.py
+++ b/docs/source/conf.py
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@ copyright = "2018-2020, Veronica Berglyd Olsen"
 author = "Veronica Berglyd Olsen"
 
 # The short X.Y version
-version = "0.12.1"
+version = "1.0"
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags
-release = "0.12.1"
+release = "1.0-beta1"
 
 
 # -- General configuration ---------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/nw/__init__.py b/nw/__init__.py
index c6f815e7..1864b163 100644
--- a/nw/__init__.py
+++ b/nw/__init__.py
@@ -41,9 +41,9 @@ __package__    = "nw"
 __author__     = "Veronica Berglyd Olsen"
 __copyright__  = "Copyright 2018–2020, Veronica Berglyd Olsen"
 __license__    = "GPLv3"
-__version__    = "0.12.1"
-__hexversion__ = "0x001201f0"
-__date__       = "2020-08-16"
+__version__    = "1.0b1"
+__hexversion__ = "0x010000b1"
+__date__       = "2020-08-23"
 __maintainer__ = "Veronica Berglyd Olsen"
 __email__      = "code@vkbo.net"
 __status__     = "Beta"