diff --git a/coremain/version.go b/coremain/version.go
index a569094cf..a60c51356 100644
--- a/coremain/version.go
+++ b/coremain/version.go
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ package coremain
 
 const (
 	coreName    = "CoreDNS"
-	coreVersion = "1.0.0"
+	coreVersion = "1.0.1"
 
 	serverType = "dns"
 )