diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c03884e..1b2b334 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 [![CI](https://github.com/pygfx/rendercanvas/workflows/CI/badge.svg)](https://github.com/pygfx/rendercanvas/actions)
 [![Documentation Status](https://readthedocs.org/projects/rendercanvas/badge/?version=stable)](https://rendercanvas.readthedocs.io)
 [![PyPI version](https://badge.fury.io/py/rendercanvas.svg)](https://badge.fury.io/py/rendercanvas)
+[![EffVer Versioning](https://img.shields.io/badge/version_scheme-EffVer-0097a7)](https://jacobtomlinson.dev/effver)
 
 
 # rendercanvas
diff --git a/rendercanvas/_version.py b/rendercanvas/_version.py
index d906f0e..74a0511 100644
--- a/rendercanvas/_version.py
+++ b/rendercanvas/_version.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 # This is the reference version number, to be bumped before each release.
 # The build system detects this definition when building a distribution.
-__version__ = "0.0.0"
+__version__ = "1.0.0"
 
 # Allow using nearly the same code in different projects
 project_name = "rendercanvas"