diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index b0052b889..8ecbf7d42 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ include(ECMAddTests)
 include(ECMAddAppIcon)
 include(ECMPackageConfigHelpers)
 
-ecm_setup_version(0.99.${KDE_APPLICATIONS_VERSION_MICRO}
+ecm_setup_version(1.0.${KDE_APPLICATIONS_VERSION_MICRO}
                   VARIABLE_PREFIX OKULAR
                   VERSION_HEADER "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/core/version.h"
                   PACKAGE_VERSION_FILE "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/Okular5ConfigVersion.cmake")