diff --git a/CITATION.cff b/CITATION.cff
index f1f8c0d0..03b4f330 100644
--- a/CITATION.cff
+++ b/CITATION.cff
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ cff-version: 1.2.0
 message: "If you use this software, please cite it using the meta-data from 'preferred-citation'."
 license: MIT
 title: "Framework for Assessing Changes To Sea-Level (FACTS)"
-version: 1.0rc
+version: 1.0.0-rc
 url: "https://github.com/radical-collaboration/facts"
 authors:
 - family-names: "Kopp"