diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 52186dfa..d618df71 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 FROM debian:12-slim
 LABEL org.opencontainers.image.source=https://github.com/gbdev/rgbds
-ARG version=0.9.4
+ARG version=1.0.0-rc1
 WORKDIR /rgbds
 
 COPY . .
diff --git a/include/version.hpp b/include/version.hpp
index 3140bda9..d71cb3db 100644
--- a/include/version.hpp
+++ b/include/version.hpp
@@ -3,9 +3,10 @@
 #ifndef RGBDS_VERSION_HPP
 #define RGBDS_VERSION_HPP
 
-#define PACKAGE_VERSION_MAJOR 0
-#define PACKAGE_VERSION_MINOR 9
-#define PACKAGE_VERSION_PATCH 4
+#define PACKAGE_VERSION_MAJOR 1
+#define PACKAGE_VERSION_MINOR 0
+#define PACKAGE_VERSION_PATCH 0
+#define PACKAGE_VERSION_RC    1
 
 char const *get_package_version_string();
 
diff --git a/man/gbz80.7 b/man/gbz80.7
index 9c9b82af..eb70e7e8 100644
--- a/man/gbz80.7
+++ b/man/gbz80.7
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 .\" SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
 .\"
-.Dd July 31, 2025
+.Dd September 1, 2025
 .Dt GBZ80 7
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
diff --git a/man/rgbasm-old.5 b/man/rgbasm-old.5
index 4e038c5c..894bff42 100644
--- a/man/rgbasm-old.5
+++ b/man/rgbasm-old.5
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 .\"
 .\" SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
 .\"
-.Dd July 31, 2025
+.Dd September 1, 2025
 .Dt RGBASM-OLD 5
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
diff --git a/man/rgbasm.1 b/man/rgbasm.1
index 85977395..4227a955 100644
--- a/man/rgbasm.1
+++ b/man/rgbasm.1
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 .\" SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
 .\"
-.Dd July 31, 2025
+.Dd September 1, 2025
 .Dt RGBASM 1
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
diff --git a/man/rgbasm.5 b/man/rgbasm.5
index a2ab7e83..780e29de 100644
--- a/man/rgbasm.5
+++ b/man/rgbasm.5
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 .\"
 .\" SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
 .\"
-.Dd July 31, 2025
+.Dd September 1, 2025
 .Dt RGBASM 5
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
diff --git a/man/rgbds.5 b/man/rgbds.5
index 6479f525..18e8af41 100644
--- a/man/rgbds.5
+++ b/man/rgbds.5
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 .\" SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
 .\"
-.Dd July 31, 2025
+.Dd September 1, 2025
 .Dt RGBDS 5
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
diff --git a/man/rgbds.7 b/man/rgbds.7
index ad54a502..8a0f5652 100644
--- a/man/rgbds.7
+++ b/man/rgbds.7
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 .\" SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
 .\"
-.Dd July 31, 2025
+.Dd September 1, 2025
 .Dt RGBDS 7
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
diff --git a/man/rgbfix.1 b/man/rgbfix.1
index 17a22184..5bad4f04 100644
--- a/man/rgbfix.1
+++ b/man/rgbfix.1
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 .\" SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
 .\"
-.Dd July 31, 2025
+.Dd September 1, 2025
 .Dt RGBFIX 1
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
diff --git a/man/rgbgfx.1 b/man/rgbgfx.1
index d93582d0..e82bdcf5 100644
--- a/man/rgbgfx.1
+++ b/man/rgbgfx.1
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 .\"
 .\" SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
 .\"
-.Dd July 31, 2025
+.Dd September 1, 2025
 .Dt RGBGFX 1
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
diff --git a/man/rgblink.1 b/man/rgblink.1
index 3ff995a4..87bed675 100644
--- a/man/rgblink.1
+++ b/man/rgblink.1
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 .\" SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
 .\"
-.Dd July 31, 2025
+.Dd September 1, 2025
 .Dt RGBLINK 1
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
diff --git a/man/rgblink.5 b/man/rgblink.5
index d1a90ee7..9f188d70 100644
--- a/man/rgblink.5
+++ b/man/rgblink.5
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 .\" SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
 .\"
-.Dd July 31, 2025
+.Dd September 1, 2025
 .Dt RGBLINK 5
 .Os
 .Sh NAME