diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aeed56c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+# Changelog
+
+All notable changes to this project are documented in this file.
+
+## 1.0.0 - 2026-08-23
+
+Initial public release of the generic, thread-safe SFQ(D) scheduler.
+
+### Included
+
+- exact rational scheduling tags with bounded, fail-closed numeric handling;
+- weighted and cost-aware dispatch with configurable issue depth;
+- opaque flow and job handles, cancellation, completion, flow closure, and
+  atomic snapshots;
+- Java 17 runtime compatibility and no third-party runtime dependencies;
+- source and JavaDoc artifacts for Maven Central;
+- unit, property, differential, concurrency, retention, static-analysis,
+  reproducibility, and publication-topology verification;
+- compiled executor and bounded resource-pool integration examples;
+- separate jcstress and JMH harnesses.
+
+### Boundaries
+
+- the library schedules work but does not execute it or own external resource
+  capacity;
+- dispatch fairness begins after admission and does not provide admission
+  isolation;
+- queued cancellation uses reserved-cost accounting as documented in the
+  README and formal specification;
+- the repository contains a benchmark protocol, but no published production
+  throughput or latency result.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1e7f87e..ade3916 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -8,15 +8,11 @@ Use it when several tenants, queues, users, or workloads share a bounded
 number of execution slots and should receive service in proportion to their
 weights.
 
-Canonical repository: <https://github.com/pzhin/sfqd-java>
-
 ## Status
 
-The implementation, tests, JavaDoc, concurrency harness, and benchmark
-harness are complete. The source branch uses the pre-release coordinates
-`io.github.pzhin:sfqd-core:0.1.0-SNAPSHOT` and Java package
-`io.github.pzhin.sfqd`. No artifact has been published to a public Maven
-repository yet.
+Version 1.0.0 is the first stable release. The library is published to Maven
+Central as `io.github.pzhin:sfqd-core:1.0.0` and uses the Java package
+`io.github.pzhin.sfqd`.
 
 The benchmark harness is an executable measurement protocol, not a benchmark
 result. This repository intentionally contains no raw machine-specific runs,
@@ -47,7 +43,7 @@ On Windows Command Prompt or PowerShell:
 .\mvnw.cmd --batch-mode --no-transfer-progress clean verify
 ```
 
-Install the snapshot into your local Maven repository:
+Install the release into your local Maven repository:
 
 ```shell
 ./mvnw --batch-mode --no-transfer-progress install
@@ -61,7 +57,7 @@ Then add it to a local consumer:
 <dependency>
   <groupId>io.github.pzhin</groupId>
   <artifactId>sfqd-core</artifactId>
-  <version>0.1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.0.0</version>
 </dependency>
 ```
 
@@ -434,4 +430,5 @@ measurement protocol.
 - [Bounded resource-pool lifecycle example](sfqd-examples/README.md)
 - [Theory in plain language and full papers](docs/THEORY.md)
 - [Build, CI, artifact, and publication checks](docs/TOOLING.md)
+- [Release history](CHANGELOG.md)
 - [Benchmark workload guide](sfqd-benchmarks/README.md)
diff --git a/docs/TOOLING.md b/docs/TOOLING.md
index 07d07f7..a6bdcd0 100644
--- a/docs/TOOLING.md
+++ b/docs/TOOLING.md
@@ -60,15 +60,15 @@ The Java artifact verifier also inserts the project license into the source and
 JavaDoc JARs without invoking platform-specific archive tools. Both the unit
 gate and artifact verifier compare compiled output with
 `sfqd-core/src/main/api/public-api.txt`; adding a documented public member to an
-existing type therefore fails the build. Before the first release, regenerate
-the candidate manifest after compilation with:
+existing type therefore fails the build. Before an intentional public API
+change, regenerate the candidate manifest after compilation with:
 
 ```shell
 java -cp sfqd-core/target/test-classes:sfqd-core/target/classes \
   io.github.pzhin.sfqd.build.PublicApiManifest sfqd-core/target/classes
 ```
 
-Review and commit the output only for an intentional API change. After `0.1.0`,
+Review and commit the output only for an intentional API change. After `1.0.0`,
 artifact-to-artifact compatibility checking with Revapi or japicmp should use
 the previous published release as its baseline; the manifest remains the
 fail-closed exact-surface gate for the current release line.
@@ -133,9 +133,39 @@ deleted afterward.
 There is no external `distributionManagement` target. An ordinary deploy
 without an explicit alternate repository therefore fails instead of publishing
 somewhere unexpected. The source branch records the Maven coordinates, Java
-package, Apache-2.0 license, project URL, SCM, and developer metadata. A public
-release still requires a non-snapshot release decision, destination
-configuration, credentials, signing policy, tag, and release notes.
+package, Apache-2.0 license, project URL, SCM, and developer metadata.
+
+## Maven Central release
+
+The `release` profile signs and publishes only `sfqd-java-parent` and
+`sfqd-core`. Examples, coverage, jcstress, and benchmark artifacts retain
+`maven.deploy.skip=true` and are not published. The profile uses Sonatype's
+Central Publishing Maven Plugin, requests automatic publication after
+validation, and waits for the deployment to reach `published`.
+
+Before running the profile, the release engineer must have:
+
+- publishing access to the verified `io.github.pzhin` namespace;
+- a Maven Central user token in the `central` server entry of the user-level
+  Maven `settings.xml`;
+- a primary PGP signing key available to GnuPG and distributed through a key
+  server supported by Maven Central;
+- an unlocked GnuPG agent, or `MAVEN_GPG_PASSPHRASE` supplied through a secure
+  environment mechanism.
+
+Publish the immutable 1.0.0 coordinates from the commit tagged `v1.0.0`:
+
+```shell
+./mvnw --batch-mode --no-transfer-progress -Prelease clean deploy
+```
+
+The release profile is opt-in. Normal `verify`, `install`, local publication
+topology checks, and consumer builds do not need Maven Central credentials or a
+PGP secret key.
+
+Release wiring can be exercised without network publication by adding
+`-Dcentral.publish.skip=true`. This switch does not skip compilation, tests,
+artifact generation, or PGP signing.
 
 ## CI jobs
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 4b3ac14..e09dee6 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>io.github.pzhin</groupId>
   <artifactId>sfqd-java-parent</artifactId>
-  <version>0.1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.0.0</version>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
   <name>SFQ(D) Java Parent</name>
   <description>Build parent for the SFQ(D) Java library.</description>
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
     <connection>scm:git:https://github.com/pzhin/sfqd-java.git</connection>
     <developerConnection>scm:git:ssh://git@github.com/pzhin/sfqd-java.git</developerConnection>
     <url>https://github.com/pzhin/sfqd-java</url>
-    <tag>HEAD</tag>
+    <tag>v1.0.0</tag>
   </scm>
 
   <modules>
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@
     <maven.deploy.skip>false</maven.deploy.skip>
     <sfqd.harness.execution.skip>false</sfqd.harness.execution.skip>
     <checkstyle.version>12.3.1</checkstyle.version>
+    <central.publishing.maven.plugin.version>0.11.0</central.publishing.maven.plugin.version>
+    <central.publish.skip>false</central.publish.skip>
     <jacoco.version>0.8.15</jacoco.version>
     <jcstress.version>0.16</jcstress.version>
     <jmh.version>1.37</jmh.version>
@@ -66,6 +68,7 @@
     <maven.enforcer.plugin.version>3.6.3</maven.enforcer.plugin.version>
     <maven.help.plugin.version>3.5.2</maven.help.plugin.version>
     <maven.install.plugin.version>3.1.4</maven.install.plugin.version>
+    <maven.gpg.plugin.version>3.2.8</maven.gpg.plugin.version>
     <maven.jar.plugin.version>3.5.0</maven.jar.plugin.version>
     <maven.javadoc.plugin.version>3.12.0</maven.javadoc.plugin.version>
     <maven.resources.plugin.version>3.4.0</maven.resources.plugin.version>
@@ -250,6 +253,48 @@
   </build>
 
   <profiles>
+    <profile>
+      <id>release</id>
+      <build>
+        <plugins>
+          <plugin>
+            <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+            <artifactId>maven-gpg-plugin</artifactId>
+            <version>${maven.gpg.plugin.version}</version>
+            <executions>
+              <execution>
+                <id>sign-release-artifacts</id>
+                <phase>verify</phase>
+                <goals><goal>sign</goal></goals>
+                <configuration>
+                  <bestPractices>true</bestPractices>
+                  <skip>${maven.deploy.skip}</skip>
+                </configuration>
+              </execution>
+            </executions>
+          </plugin>
+          <plugin>
+            <groupId>org.sonatype.central</groupId>
+            <artifactId>central-publishing-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+            <version>${central.publishing.maven.plugin.version}</version>
+            <extensions>true</extensions>
+            <configuration>
+              <publishingServerId>central</publishingServerId>
+              <skipPublishing>${central.publish.skip}</skipPublishing>
+              <excludeArtifacts>
+                <excludeArtifact>io.github.pzhin:sfqd-examples</excludeArtifact>
+                <excludeArtifact>io.github.pzhin:sfqd-coverage</excludeArtifact>
+                <excludeArtifact>io.github.pzhin:sfqd-jcstress</excludeArtifact>
+                <excludeArtifact>io.github.pzhin:sfqd-benchmarks</excludeArtifact>
+              </excludeArtifacts>
+              <autoPublish>true</autoPublish>
+              <waitUntil>published</waitUntil>
+              <deploymentName>sfqd-java 1.0.0</deploymentName>
+            </configuration>
+          </plugin>
+        </plugins>
+      </build>
+    </profile>
     <profile>
       <id>jcstress</id>
       <modules><module>sfqd-jcstress</module></modules>
diff --git a/sfqd-benchmarks/pom.xml b/sfqd-benchmarks/pom.xml
index 2533ae0..5791655 100644
--- a/sfqd-benchmarks/pom.xml
+++ b/sfqd-benchmarks/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>io.github.pzhin</groupId>
     <artifactId>sfqd-java-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>0.1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.0.0</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>sfqd-benchmarks</artifactId>
   <name>SFQ(D) JMH Harness</name>
diff --git a/sfqd-core/pom.xml b/sfqd-core/pom.xml
index 38d57fe..858ee45 100644
--- a/sfqd-core/pom.xml
+++ b/sfqd-core/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>io.github.pzhin</groupId>
     <artifactId>sfqd-java-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>0.1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.0.0</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>sfqd-core</artifactId>
   <name>SFQ(D) Core</name>
diff --git a/sfqd-coverage/pom.xml b/sfqd-coverage/pom.xml
index ff62194..65a2c42 100644
--- a/sfqd-coverage/pom.xml
+++ b/sfqd-coverage/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>io.github.pzhin</groupId>
     <artifactId>sfqd-java-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>0.1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.0.0</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>sfqd-coverage</artifactId>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
diff --git a/sfqd-examples/pom.xml b/sfqd-examples/pom.xml
index 31e19be..7f0f987 100644
--- a/sfqd-examples/pom.xml
+++ b/sfqd-examples/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>io.github.pzhin</groupId>
     <artifactId>sfqd-java-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>0.1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.0.0</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>sfqd-examples</artifactId>
   <name>SFQ(D) Examples</name>
diff --git a/sfqd-jcstress/pom.xml b/sfqd-jcstress/pom.xml
index 258bede..39bed25 100644
--- a/sfqd-jcstress/pom.xml
+++ b/sfqd-jcstress/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>io.github.pzhin</groupId>
     <artifactId>sfqd-java-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>0.1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.0.0</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>sfqd-jcstress</artifactId>
   <name>SFQ(D) jcstress Harness</name>
diff --git a/tools/verify-publication-topology.sh b/tools/verify-publication-topology.sh
index bb653aa..cdfa54b 100755
--- a/tools/verify-publication-topology.sh
+++ b/tools/verify-publication-topology.sh
@@ -100,8 +100,8 @@ PY
 )
 
 readonly GROUP_DIRECTORY="${DEPLOY_REPOSITORY}/io/github/pzhin"
-readonly PARENT_DIRECTORY="${GROUP_DIRECTORY}/sfqd-java-parent/0.1.0-SNAPSHOT"
-readonly CORE_DIRECTORY="${GROUP_DIRECTORY}/sfqd-core/0.1.0-SNAPSHOT"
+readonly PARENT_DIRECTORY="${GROUP_DIRECTORY}/sfqd-java-parent/1.0.0"
+readonly CORE_DIRECTORY="${GROUP_DIRECTORY}/sfqd-core/1.0.0"
 
 shopt -s nullglob
 parent_poms=("${PARENT_DIRECTORY}"/*.pom)
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ import sys
 import xml.etree.ElementTree as ET
 
 namespace = {"m": "http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"}
-expected_parent = ("io.github.pzhin", "sfqd-java-parent", "0.1.0-SNAPSHOT")
+expected_parent = ("io.github.pzhin", "sfqd-java-parent", "1.0.0")
 
 parent = ET.parse(sys.argv[1]).getroot()
 parent_coordinates = tuple(
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ expected_scm = (
     "scm:git:https://github.com/pzhin/sfqd-java.git",
     "scm:git:ssh://git@github.com/pzhin/sfqd-java.git",
     "https://github.com/pzhin/sfqd-java",
-    "HEAD",
+    "v1.0.0",
 )
 if scm_metadata != expected_scm:
     raise SystemExit(
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ effective_core_coordinates = tuple(
     effective_core.findtext(f"m:{name}", namespaces=namespace)
     for name in ("groupId", "artifactId", "version")
 )
-expected_core = ("io.github.pzhin", "sfqd-core", "0.1.0-SNAPSHOT")
+expected_core = ("io.github.pzhin", "sfqd-core", "1.0.0")
 if effective_core_coordinates != expected_core:
     raise SystemExit(
         "ERROR: effective core coordinates are "
@@ -306,14 +306,14 @@ cat >"${CONSUMER_ROOT}/pom.xml" <<EOF
       <id>publication-smoke</id>
       <url>${DEPLOY_REPOSITORY_URI}</url>
       <releases><enabled>true</enabled></releases>
-      <snapshots><enabled>true</enabled><updatePolicy>always</updatePolicy></snapshots>
+      <snapshots><enabled>false</enabled></snapshots>
     </repository>
   </repositories>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.github.pzhin</groupId>
       <artifactId>sfqd-core</artifactId>
-      <version>0.1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.0.0</version>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
   <build>
@@ -339,12 +339,12 @@ final class Consumer {
 EOF
 
 LC_ALL=C LANG=C TZ=UTC "${REPOSITORY_ROOT}/mvnw" \
-  --batch-mode --no-transfer-progress --update-snapshots \
+  --batch-mode --no-transfer-progress \
   -Dmaven.repo.local="${CONSUMER_LOCAL_REPOSITORY}" \
   -f "${CONSUMER_ROOT}/pom.xml" clean compile
 
-readonly RESOLVED_PARENT="${CONSUMER_LOCAL_REPOSITORY}/io/github/pzhin/sfqd-java-parent/0.1.0-SNAPSHOT"
-readonly RESOLVED_CORE="${CONSUMER_LOCAL_REPOSITORY}/io/github/pzhin/sfqd-core/0.1.0-SNAPSHOT"
+readonly RESOLVED_PARENT="${CONSUMER_LOCAL_REPOSITORY}/io/github/pzhin/sfqd-java-parent/1.0.0"
+readonly RESOLVED_CORE="${CONSUMER_LOCAL_REPOSITORY}/io/github/pzhin/sfqd-core/1.0.0"
 if [[ ! -f "${RESOLVED_PARENT}/_remote.repositories" ]]; then
   fail "fresh consumer did not resolve the published parent"
 fi