diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 10f3091..fea3454 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "0.2.0"
+  ".": "1.0.0"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 92f473a..67ad911 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,23 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [1.0.0](https://github.com/googleapis/mcp-toolbox-sdk-java/compare/v0.2.0...v1.0.0) (2026-09-09)
+
+
+### ⚠ BREAKING CHANGES
+
+* prune bound parameters from exposed tool definition ([#70](https://github.com/googleapis/mcp-toolbox-sdk-java/issues/70))
+
+### Features
+
+* add default parameter support ([#59](https://github.com/googleapis/mcp-toolbox-sdk-java/issues/59)) ([92a7a02](https://github.com/googleapis/mcp-toolbox-sdk-java/commit/92a7a02576bde67f5d8a0d46ab59c4734f5234d1))
+* Add HTTP credential exposure warnings ([#55](https://github.com/googleapis/mcp-toolbox-sdk-java/issues/55)) ([1e7b2ee](https://github.com/googleapis/mcp-toolbox-sdk-java/commit/1e7b2eef51c2c93c818d64a17a089b9289c7b83b))
+* add pre & post processing hooks for tools ([#58](https://github.com/googleapis/mcp-toolbox-sdk-java/issues/58)) ([a998703](https://github.com/googleapis/mcp-toolbox-sdk-java/commit/a9987037114594674a978cc6ff18e99370d7331d))
+* decouple client authentication with CredentialsProvider and AuthMethods ([#63](https://github.com/googleapis/mcp-toolbox-sdk-java/issues/63)) ([3fa5621](https://github.com/googleapis/mcp-toolbox-sdk-java/commit/3fa562135b4eb373f0700cb6ee5c395cbba14197))
+* implement version selection and session tracking in java sdk ([#66](https://github.com/googleapis/mcp-toolbox-sdk-java/issues/66)) ([fdcb675](https://github.com/googleapis/mcp-toolbox-sdk-java/commit/fdcb675837ac58650a2ff8a6279bd9d099dadfab))
+* introduce Transport layer abstraction and HttpMcpTransport ([#64](https://github.com/googleapis/mcp-toolbox-sdk-java/issues/64)) ([5b06f65](https://github.com/googleapis/mcp-toolbox-sdk-java/commit/5b06f65bc24728eed832302fa539d5c7fef271e1))
+* prune bound parameters from exposed tool definition ([#70](https://github.com/googleapis/mcp-toolbox-sdk-java/issues/70)) ([10985ff](https://github.com/googleapis/mcp-toolbox-sdk-java/commit/10985ffde69d81156c4a709e610485e1660a0ffc))
+* Support generic client headers map ([#56](https://github.com/googleapis/mcp-toolbox-sdk-java/issues/56)) ([735f3a7](https://github.com/googleapis/mcp-toolbox-sdk-java/commit/735f3a7cb894d40e981f8629a5507a4deed58a03))
+
 ## [0.2.0](https://github.com/googleapis/mcp-toolbox-sdk-java/compare/v0.1.1...v0.2.0) (2026-03-02)
 
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b5aa640..c8d933e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ Add the dependency to your `pom.xml`:
 <dependency>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud.mcp</groupId>
     <artifactId>mcp-toolbox-sdk-java</artifactId>
-    <version>0.2.0</version> <!-- {x-version-update:mcp-toolbox-sdk-java:current} -->
+    <version>1.0.0</version> <!-- {x-version-update:mcp-toolbox-sdk-java:current} -->
     <scope>compile</scope>
 </dependency>
 ```
diff --git a/example/README.md b/example/README.md
index 672a4d5..91138ce 100644
--- a/example/README.md
+++ b/example/README.md
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ In any case remember to change the `YOUR_TOOLBOX_SERVICE_ENDPOINT` placeholder i
    <dependency>
      <groupId>com.google.cloud.mcp</groupId>
      <artifactId>mcp-toolbox-sdk-java</artifactId>
-     <version>0.2.0</version> <!-- {x-version-update:mcp-toolbox-sdk-java:current} -->
+     <version>1.0.0</version> <!-- {x-version-update:mcp-toolbox-sdk-java:current} -->
    </dependency>
    ```
 
diff --git a/example/pom.xml b/example/pom.xml
index 294e5f8..9478853 100644
--- a/example/pom.xml
+++ b/example/pom.xml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
     <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.cloud.mcp</groupId>
         <artifactId>mcp-toolbox-sdk-java</artifactId>
-        <version>0.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:mcp-toolbox-sdk-java:current} -->
+        <version>1.0.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:mcp-toolbox-sdk-java:current} -->
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ef1b548..c4675b7 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 
     <groupId>com.google.cloud.mcp</groupId>
     <artifactId>mcp-toolbox-sdk-java</artifactId>
-    <version>0.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:mcp-toolbox-sdk-java:current} -->
+    <version>1.0.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:mcp-toolbox-sdk-java:current} -->
     <name>MCP Toolbox SDK for Java</name>
     <description>Java client library for the Model Context Protocol (MCP) Toolbox.</description>
     <url>https://github.com/googleapis/mcp-toolbox-sdk-java</url>
diff --git a/versions.txt b/versions.txt
index 484b3d4..066b488 100644
--- a/versions.txt
+++ b/versions.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 # Format:
 # module:released-version:current-version
 
-mcp-toolbox-sdk-java:0.2.0:0.2.1-SNAPSHOT
\ No newline at end of file
+mcp-toolbox-sdk-java:1.0.0:1.0.0
\ No newline at end of file