diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5cf4105
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+# Change Log
+All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
+
+The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/)
+and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).
+
+## [1.0.0] – 2017-09-10
+
+First release of embedded ADRs.
+
+[unreleased]: https://github.com/adr/e-adr/compare/v1.0.0...master
+[1.0.0]: https://github.com/adr/e-adr/releases/tag/v1.0.0
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 150f0a3..719213e 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ apply plugin: 'java'
 apply plugin: 'checkstyle'
 
 group = 'io.github.adr'
-version = "1.0.0-SNAPSHOT"
+version = '1.0.0'
 
 sourceCompatibility = '1.8'
 targetCompatibility = '1.8'
diff --git a/io.github.adr.embedded/build.gradle b/io.github.adr.embedded/build.gradle
index deb75ef..2d220d7 100644
--- a/io.github.adr.embedded/build.gradle
+++ b/io.github.adr.embedded/build.gradle
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ archivesBaseName = 'e-adr'
 
 // version has specified here, too
 // otherwise, Gradle's uploadArchives task uses "unspecified" as version name
-version = '1.0.0-SNAPSHOT'
+version = '1.0.0'
 
 sourceCompatibility = '1.8'
 targetCompatibility = '1.8'