diff --git a/DESCRIPTION b/DESCRIPTION
index 0a1a5c441..97f52ce7a 100644
--- a/DESCRIPTION
+++ b/DESCRIPTION
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 Type: Package
 Package: openxlsx2
 Title: Read, Write and Edit 'xlsx' Files
-Version: 0.8.0.9000
+Version: 1.0
 Language: en-US
 Authors@R: c(
   person("Jordan Mark", "Barbone", email = "jmbarbone@gmail.com", role = "aut", comment = c(ORCID = "0000-0001-9788-3628")),
   person("Jan Marvin", "Garbuszus", email = "jan.garbuszus@ruhr-uni-bochum.de", role = c("aut", "cre")),
+  person("Oliver", "Roy", role = "ctb"),
   person(family = "openxlsx authors", role = "cph", comment = "openxlsx package"),
   person("Arseny", "Kapoulkine", role = c("ctb", "cph"), comment = "Author of included pugixml code")
   )
diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index 95bc8e83e..0185e7ea1 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# openxlsx2 (development version)
+# openxlsx2 1.0
 
 ## Breaking changes
 
diff --git a/README.Rmd b/README.Rmd
index dc97ac4cc..dc48645f2 100644
--- a/README.Rmd
+++ b/README.Rmd
@@ -26,9 +26,6 @@ This R package is a modern reinterpretation of the widely used popular `openxlsx
 Similar to its predecessor, it simplifies the creation of xlsx files by providing a clean interface for writing, designing and editing worksheets.
 Based on a powerful XML library and focusing on modern programming flows in pipes or chains, `openxlsx2` allows to break many new ground.
 
-Even though the project is already well progressed and supports most of the features known and appreciated from the predecessor, there may still be open gaps in one or the other place.
-A quick warning: Until the stable version 1.0 there ~~may~~ will still be some changes to the API.
-
 ## Installation
 
 You can install the stable version of `openxlsx2` with:
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0a2927d67..28599a501 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -19,11 +19,6 @@ designing and editing worksheets. Based on a powerful XML library and
 focusing on modern programming flows in pipes or chains, `openxlsx2`
 allows to break many new ground.
 
-Even though the project is already well progressed and supports most of
-the features known and appreciated from the predecessor, there may still
-be open gaps in one or the other place. A quick warning: Until the
-stable version 1.0 there ~~may~~ will still be some changes to the API.
-
 ## Installation
 
 You can install the stable version of `openxlsx2` with:
diff --git a/man/openxlsx2-package.Rd b/man/openxlsx2-package.Rd
index 02fa6d432..c6dcaf19f 100644
--- a/man/openxlsx2-package.Rd
+++ b/man/openxlsx2-package.Rd
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ Authors:
 
 Other contributors:
 \itemize{
+  \item Oliver Roy [contributor]
   \item  openxlsx authors (openxlsx package) [copyright holder]
   \item Arseny Kapoulkine (Author of included pugixml code) [contributor, copyright holder]
 }
diff --git a/revdep/README.md b/revdep/README.md
index caea9d644..57abc7158 100644
--- a/revdep/README.md
+++ b/revdep/README.md
@@ -10,17 +10,17 @@
 |collate  |C.UTF-8                      |
 |ctype    |C.UTF-8                      |
 |tz       |UTC                          |
-|date     |2023-06-30                   |
+|date     |2023-08-25                   |
 |pandoc   |2.19.2 @ /usr/bin/pandoc     |
 
 # Dependencies
 
 |package   |old    |new    |Δ  |
 |:---------|:------|:------|:--|
-|openxlsx2 |0.7    |0.7.1  |*  |
+|openxlsx2 |0.8    |1.0    |*  |
 |magrittr  |2.0.3  |2.0.3  |   |
 |R6        |2.5.1  |2.5.1  |   |
-|Rcpp      |1.0.10 |1.0.10 |   |
+|Rcpp      |1.0.11 |1.0.11 |   |
 |stringi   |1.7.12 |1.7.12 |   |
 |zip       |2.3.0  |2.3.0  |   |