diff --git a/version_info b/version_info
index 7520e4ff..c88de08e 100644
--- a/version_info
+++ b/version_info
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
 #
 
 # version components
-VERSION_MAJOR=0
+VERSION_MAJOR=1
 VERSION_MINOR=0
 VERSION_MICRO=0