diff --git a/.changelog/unreleased/bug-fixes/4116-comet-genesis-validator-set.md b/.changelog/unreleased/bug-fixes/4116-comet-genesis-validator-set.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 21ae76c1ee..0000000000
--- a/.changelog/unreleased/bug-fixes/4116-comet-genesis-validator-set.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-- Only write a dummy validator to CometBFT's genesis if the number of validators
-  present is lower than 2. ([\#4116](https://github.com/anoma/namada/pull/4116))
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diff --git a/.changelog/unreleased/improvements/4071-narrow-shielding-retry-logic.md b/.changelog/unreleased/improvements/4071-narrow-shielding-retry-logic.md
deleted file mode 100644
index eb59fe66a7..0000000000
--- a/.changelog/unreleased/improvements/4071-narrow-shielding-retry-logic.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-- Improved the client's retry logic on failed shielding transactions
-  to avoid resubmissions on rejections other than the MASP vp ones.
-  ([\#4071](https://github.com/anoma/namada/pull/4071))
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diff --git a/.changelog/unreleased/improvements/4083-log-implicit-vp.md b/.changelog/unreleased/improvements/4083-log-implicit-vp.md
deleted file mode 100644
index b2e35b986a..0000000000
--- a/.changelog/unreleased/improvements/4083-log-implicit-vp.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-- Updated the `query-protocol-parameters` command to display some missing
-  parameters. ([\#4083](https://github.com/anoma/namada/pull/4083))
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diff --git a/.changelog/unreleased/miscellaneous/4117-split-release.md b/.changelog/unreleased/miscellaneous/4117-split-release.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 320b7c29ff..0000000000
--- a/.changelog/unreleased/miscellaneous/4117-split-release.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-- Starting from the next release the Namada binary apps (`namada`, `namadan`,
-  `namadac` and `namadaw`) will be versioned separately from the libaries
-  (everything else including the wasm). The libraries releases will have their
-  tag prefixed with "lib-" and will continue with the current versioning scheme.
-  ([\#4117](https://github.com/anoma/namada/pull/4117))
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diff --git a/.changelog/v1.0.0/miscellaneous/4123-apps-pre-release.md b/.changelog/v1.0.0/miscellaneous/4123-apps-pre-release.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a2fa0c7be2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changelog/v1.0.0/miscellaneous/4123-apps-pre-release.md
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+- updated namada libraries to libs-v0.46.1
+  ([\#4123](https://github.com/anoma/namada/pull/4123))
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diff --git a/.changelog/v1.0.0/summary.md b/.changelog/v1.0.0/summary.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..01bd8ad528
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changelog/v1.0.0/summary.md
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Namada v1.0.0 is the first stable release of the Namada apps.
+
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index feedb925c7..53af5c0fef 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,14 @@
 # CHANGELOG
 
+## v1.0.0
+
+Namada v1.0.0 is the first stable release of the Namada apps.
+
+### MISCELLANEOUS
+
+- updated namada libraries to libs-v0.46.1
+  ([\#4123](https://github.com/anoma/namada/pull/4123))
+
 ## libs-v0.46.1
 
 Namada 0.46.1 is a libaries patch release containing couple improvements and a bug fix in preparetion for a stable apps release.
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index f2f0faadd9..fc3d958c4b 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -4731,7 +4731,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "namada_apps"
-version = "0.46.0"
+version = "1.0.0"
 dependencies = [
  "clap_complete",
  "clap_complete_nushell",
diff --git a/crates/apps/Cargo.toml b/crates/apps/Cargo.toml
index c8b8fb6136..0f68cfe65f 100644
--- a/crates/apps/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/apps/Cargo.toml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ keywords.workspace = true
 license.workspace = true
 readme.workspace = true
 repository.workspace = true
-version = "0.46.0"
+version = "1.0.0"
 
 # Namada CLI that aggregates some common commands for the node and the client
 [[bin]]