diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2849d48..4ba643c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -38,13 +38,13 @@ To use with [Gradle](https://gradle.org/), include the following dependency in y
 ```gradle
 repositories {
     mavenCentral()
-    maven { url = uri("https://oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/snapshots") }
+    maven { url = uri("https://oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/snapshots") } // only needed for SNAPSHOT
 }
 
 dependencies {
-    implementation("net.thauvin.erik:urlencoder:0.9-SNAPSHOT")
+    implementation("net.thauvin.erik:urlencoder:1.0.0")
 }
 ```
 
-Instructions for using with Maven, Ivy, etc. can be found on Maven Central.
+Instructions for using with Maven, Ivy, etc. can be found on [Maven Central](https://maven-badges.herokuapp.com/maven-central/net.thauvin.erik/urlencoder).
 
diff --git a/lib/build.gradle.kts b/lib/build.gradle.kts
index 425611b..c13aa61 100644
--- a/lib/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/lib/build.gradle.kts
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ plugins {
 
 description = "A simple library to encode/decode URL parameters"
 group = "net.thauvin.erik"
-version = "0.9-SNAPSHOT"
+version = "1.0.0"
 
 
 val mavenName = "UrlEncoder"
diff --git a/lib/pom.xml b/lib/pom.xml
index 74436df..aa83f57 100644
--- a/lib/pom.xml
+++ b/lib/pom.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>net.thauvin.erik</groupId>
   <artifactId>urlencoder</artifactId>
-  <version>0.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.0.0</version>
   <name>UrlEncoder</name>
   <description>A simple library to encode/decode URL parameters</description>
   <url>https://github.com/ethauvin/urlencoder</url>