diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
index 3fad87d098..54225ca315 100644
--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -106,9 +106,9 @@ especially if you've previously installed PHP/MySQL packages.
 1. Unpack the tarball you downloaded on your Web server. Usually a
    command like this will work:
 
-       tar zxf statusnet-1.0.1rc1.tar.gz
+       tar zxf statusnet-1.0.1.tar.gz
 
-   ...which will make a statusnet-1.0.1rc1 subdirectory in your current
+   ...which will make a statusnet-1.0.1 subdirectory in your current
    directory. (If you don't have shell access on your Web server, you
    may have to unpack the tarball on your local computer and FTP the
    files to the server.)
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ especially if you've previously installed PHP/MySQL packages.
 2. Move the tarball to a directory of your choosing in your Web root
    directory. Usually something like this will work:
 
-       mv statusnet-1.0.1rc1 /var/www/statusnet
+       mv statusnet-1.0.1 /var/www/statusnet
 
    This will make your StatusNet instance available in the statusnet path of
    your server, like "http://example.net/statusnet". "microblog" or
diff --git a/README b/README
index 4b84d8f178..d08f9ff1ab 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 README
 ------
 
-StatusNet 1.0.1rc1
+StatusNet 1.0.1
 3 October 2011
 
 This is the README file for StatusNet, the Open Source social
diff --git a/UPGRADE b/UPGRADE
index 59cde1d7a4..17838185f3 100644
--- a/UPGRADE
+++ b/UPGRADE
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ instructions; read to the end first before trying them.
 5. Once all writing processes to your site are turned off, make a
    final backup of the Web directory and database.
 6. Move your StatusNet directory to a backup spot, like "statusnet.bak".
-7. Unpack your StatusNet 1.0.1rc1 tarball and move it to "statusnet" or
+7. Unpack your StatusNet 1.0.1 tarball and move it to "statusnet" or
    wherever your code used to be.
 8. Copy the config.php file and the contents of the avatar/, background/,
    file/, and local/ subdirectories from your old directory to your new
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ instructions; read to the end first before trying them.
     reversed. YOU CAN EASILY DESTROY YOUR SITE WITH THIS STEP. Don't
     do it without a known-good backup!
 
-    In your new StatusNet 1.0.1rc1 directory and AFTER YOU MAKE A
+    In your new StatusNet 1.0.1 directory and AFTER YOU MAKE A
     BACKUP run the upgrade.php script like this:
 
         php ./scripts/upgrade.php
diff --git a/lib/framework.php b/lib/framework.php
index f4308ac6bd..689073440e 100644
--- a/lib/framework.php
+++ b/lib/framework.php
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 if (!defined('STATUSNET') && !defined('LACONICA')) { exit(1); }
 
 define('STATUSNET_BASE_VERSION', '1.0.1');
-define('STATUSNET_LIFECYCLE', 'rc1'); // 'dev', 'alpha[0-9]+', 'beta[0-9]+', 'rc[0-9]+', 'release'
+define('STATUSNET_LIFECYCLE', ''); // 'dev', 'alpha[0-9]+', 'beta[0-9]+', 'rc[0-9]+', 'release'
 define('STATUSNET_VERSION', STATUSNET_BASE_VERSION . STATUSNET_LIFECYCLE);
 
 define('LACONICA_VERSION', STATUSNET_VERSION); // compatibility