diff --git a/DESCRIPTION b/DESCRIPTION
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@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Package: patchwork
 Type: Package
 Title: The Composer of Plots
-Version: 1.0.0.9000
+Version: 1.0.1
 Authors@R:
     person(given = "Thomas Lin",
            family = "Pedersen",
diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
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-# patchwork (development version)
+# patchwork 1.0.1
 
 * Renaming of `align_plots()` to `align_patches()` to avoid namespace clash
   with cowplot (#130)