diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 8ac481831271af5eb518b0f00613ec3712f04be9..1c605319aa51ed8b8ad0b92219d143cf2a5a7570 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8)
 
 set(PACKAGE_NAME      "grpc")
-set(PACKAGE_VERSION   "0.16.0-dev")
+set(PACKAGE_VERSION   "1.0.0-pre1")
 set(PACKAGE_STRING    "${PACKAGE_NAME} ${PACKAGE_VERSION}")
 set(PACKAGE_TARNAME   "${PACKAGE_NAME}-${PACKAGE_VERSION}")
 set(PACKAGE_BUGREPORT "https://github.com/grpc/grpc/issues/")
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index db479c95849eb2aeeb0e30e9d9c3ba5510ca1b3f..992eee102b890a2f554836ca934967fb56a8abe8 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ E = @echo
 Q = @
 endif
 
-VERSION = 0.16.0-dev
+VERSION = 1.0.0-pre1
 
 CPPFLAGS_NO_ARCH += $(addprefix -I, $(INCLUDES)) $(addprefix -D, $(DEFINES))
 CPPFLAGS += $(CPPFLAGS_NO_ARCH) $(ARCH_FLAGS)
@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ PC_TEMPLATE = prefix=$(prefix),exec_prefix=\$${prefix},includedir=\$${prefix}/in
 ifeq ($(SYSTEM),MINGW32)
 SHARED_EXT = dll
 SHARED_PREFIX =
-SHARED_VERSION = -0
+SHARED_VERSION = -1
 else ifeq ($(SYSTEM),Darwin)
 SHARED_EXT = dylib
 SHARED_PREFIX = lib
@@ -2164,7 +2164,7 @@ install-shared_c: shared_c strip-shared_c install-pkg-config_c
 ifeq ($(SYSTEM),MINGW32)
 	$(Q) $(INSTALL) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr-imp.a $(prefix)/lib/libgpr-imp.a
 else ifneq ($(SYSTEM),Darwin)
-	$(Q) ln -sf $(SHARED_PREFIX)gpr$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(prefix)/lib/libgpr.so.0
+	$(Q) ln -sf $(SHARED_PREFIX)gpr$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(prefix)/lib/libgpr.so.1
 	$(Q) ln -sf $(SHARED_PREFIX)gpr$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(prefix)/lib/libgpr.so
 endif
 	$(E) "[INSTALL] Installing $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT)"
@@ -2173,7 +2173,7 @@ endif
 ifeq ($(SYSTEM),MINGW32)
 	$(Q) $(INSTALL) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc-imp.a $(prefix)/lib/libgrpc-imp.a
 else ifneq ($(SYSTEM),Darwin)
-	$(Q) ln -sf $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(prefix)/lib/libgrpc.so.0
+	$(Q) ln -sf $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(prefix)/lib/libgrpc.so.1
 	$(Q) ln -sf $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(prefix)/lib/libgrpc.so
 endif
 	$(E) "[INSTALL] Installing $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc_cronet$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT)"
@@ -2182,7 +2182,7 @@ endif
 ifeq ($(SYSTEM),MINGW32)
 	$(Q) $(INSTALL) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_cronet-imp.a $(prefix)/lib/libgrpc_cronet-imp.a
 else ifneq ($(SYSTEM),Darwin)
-	$(Q) ln -sf $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc_cronet$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(prefix)/lib/libgrpc_cronet.so.0
+	$(Q) ln -sf $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc_cronet$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(prefix)/lib/libgrpc_cronet.so.1
 	$(Q) ln -sf $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc_cronet$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(prefix)/lib/libgrpc_cronet.so
 endif
 	$(E) "[INSTALL] Installing $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc_unsecure$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT)"
@@ -2191,7 +2191,7 @@ endif
 ifeq ($(SYSTEM),MINGW32)
 	$(Q) $(INSTALL) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_unsecure-imp.a $(prefix)/lib/libgrpc_unsecure-imp.a
 else ifneq ($(SYSTEM),Darwin)
-	$(Q) ln -sf $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc_unsecure$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(prefix)/lib/libgrpc_unsecure.so.0
+	$(Q) ln -sf $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc_unsecure$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(prefix)/lib/libgrpc_unsecure.so.1
 	$(Q) ln -sf $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc_unsecure$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(prefix)/lib/libgrpc_unsecure.so
 endif
 ifneq ($(SYSTEM),MINGW32)
@@ -2208,7 +2208,7 @@ install-shared_cxx: shared_cxx strip-shared_cxx install-shared_c install-pkg-con
 ifeq ($(SYSTEM),MINGW32)
 	$(Q) $(INSTALL) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++-imp.a $(prefix)/lib/libgrpc++-imp.a
 else ifneq ($(SYSTEM),Darwin)
-	$(Q) ln -sf $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc++$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(prefix)/lib/libgrpc++.so.0
+	$(Q) ln -sf $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc++$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(prefix)/lib/libgrpc++.so.1
 	$(Q) ln -sf $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc++$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(prefix)/lib/libgrpc++.so
 endif
 	$(E) "[INSTALL] Installing $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc++_reflection$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT)"
@@ -2217,7 +2217,7 @@ endif
 ifeq ($(SYSTEM),MINGW32)
 	$(Q) $(INSTALL) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++_reflection-imp.a $(prefix)/lib/libgrpc++_reflection-imp.a
 else ifneq ($(SYSTEM),Darwin)
-	$(Q) ln -sf $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc++_reflection$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(prefix)/lib/libgrpc++_reflection.so.0
+	$(Q) ln -sf $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc++_reflection$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(prefix)/lib/libgrpc++_reflection.so.1
 	$(Q) ln -sf $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc++_reflection$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(prefix)/lib/libgrpc++_reflection.so
 endif
 	$(E) "[INSTALL] Installing $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc++_unsecure$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT)"
@@ -2226,7 +2226,7 @@ endif
 ifeq ($(SYSTEM),MINGW32)
 	$(Q) $(INSTALL) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++_unsecure-imp.a $(prefix)/lib/libgrpc++_unsecure-imp.a
 else ifneq ($(SYSTEM),Darwin)
-	$(Q) ln -sf $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc++_unsecure$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(prefix)/lib/libgrpc++_unsecure.so.0
+	$(Q) ln -sf $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc++_unsecure$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(prefix)/lib/libgrpc++_unsecure.so.1
 	$(Q) ln -sf $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc++_unsecure$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(prefix)/lib/libgrpc++_unsecure.so
 endif
 ifneq ($(SYSTEM),MINGW32)
@@ -2243,7 +2243,7 @@ install-shared_csharp: shared_csharp strip-shared_csharp
 ifeq ($(SYSTEM),MINGW32)
 	$(Q) $(INSTALL) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_csharp_ext-imp.a $(prefix)/lib/libgrpc_csharp_ext-imp.a
 else ifneq ($(SYSTEM),Darwin)
-	$(Q) ln -sf $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc_csharp_ext$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(prefix)/lib/libgrpc_csharp_ext.so.0
+	$(Q) ln -sf $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc_csharp_ext$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(prefix)/lib/libgrpc_csharp_ext.so.1
 	$(Q) ln -sf $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc_csharp_ext$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(prefix)/lib/libgrpc_csharp_ext.so
 endif
 ifneq ($(SYSTEM),MINGW32)
@@ -2436,8 +2436,8 @@ $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT): $(LIBGPR_OBJS)  $(ZLI
 ifeq ($(SYSTEM),Darwin)
 	$(Q) $(LD) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -install_name $(SHARED_PREFIX)gpr$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) -dynamiclib -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(LIBGPR_OBJS) $(LDLIBS) $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS)
 else
-	$(Q) $(LD) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -shared -Wl,-soname,libgpr.so.0 -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(LIBGPR_OBJS) $(LDLIBS) $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS)
-	$(Q) ln -sf $(SHARED_PREFIX)gpr$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr$(SHARED_VERSION).so.0
+	$(Q) $(LD) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -shared -Wl,-soname,libgpr.so.1 -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(LIBGPR_OBJS) $(LDLIBS) $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS)
+	$(Q) ln -sf $(SHARED_PREFIX)gpr$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr$(SHARED_VERSION).so.1
 	$(Q) ln -sf $(SHARED_PREFIX)gpr$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr$(SHARED_VERSION).so
 endif
 endif
@@ -2729,8 +2729,8 @@ $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT): $(LIBGRPC_OBJS)  $(Z
 ifeq ($(SYSTEM),Darwin)
 	$(Q) $(LD) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -install_name $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) -dynamiclib -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(LIBGRPC_OBJS) $(LDLIBS) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.a $(OPENSSL_MERGE_LIBS) $(LDLIBS_SECURE) $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS)
 else
-	$(Q) $(LD) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -shared -Wl,-soname,libgrpc.so.0 -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(LIBGRPC_OBJS) $(LDLIBS) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.a $(OPENSSL_MERGE_LIBS) $(LDLIBS_SECURE) $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS)
-	$(Q) ln -sf $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc$(SHARED_VERSION).so.0
+	$(Q) $(LD) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -shared -Wl,-soname,libgrpc.so.1 -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(LIBGRPC_OBJS) $(LDLIBS) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.a $(OPENSSL_MERGE_LIBS) $(LDLIBS_SECURE) $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS)
+	$(Q) ln -sf $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc$(SHARED_VERSION).so.1
 	$(Q) ln -sf $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc$(SHARED_VERSION).so
 endif
 endif
@@ -2978,8 +2978,8 @@ $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_cronet$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT): $(LIBGRPC_CRO
 ifeq ($(SYSTEM),Darwin)
 	$(Q) $(LD) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -install_name $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc_cronet$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) -dynamiclib -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_cronet$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(LIBGRPC_CRONET_OBJS) $(LDLIBS) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.a $(OPENSSL_MERGE_LIBS) $(LDLIBS_SECURE) $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS)
 else
-	$(Q) $(LD) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -shared -Wl,-soname,libgrpc_cronet.so.0 -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_cronet$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(LIBGRPC_CRONET_OBJS) $(LDLIBS) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.a $(OPENSSL_MERGE_LIBS) $(LDLIBS_SECURE) $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS)
-	$(Q) ln -sf $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc_cronet$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_cronet$(SHARED_VERSION).so.0
+	$(Q) $(LD) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -shared -Wl,-soname,libgrpc_cronet.so.1 -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_cronet$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(LIBGRPC_CRONET_OBJS) $(LDLIBS) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.a $(OPENSSL_MERGE_LIBS) $(LDLIBS_SECURE) $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS)
+	$(Q) ln -sf $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc_cronet$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_cronet$(SHARED_VERSION).so.1
 	$(Q) ln -sf $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc_cronet$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_cronet$(SHARED_VERSION).so
 endif
 endif
@@ -3299,8 +3299,8 @@ $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_unsecure$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT): $(LIBGRPC_U
 ifeq ($(SYSTEM),Darwin)
 	$(Q) $(LD) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -install_name $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc_unsecure$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) -dynamiclib -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_unsecure$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(LIBGRPC_UNSECURE_OBJS) $(LDLIBS) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.a $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS)
 else
-	$(Q) $(LD) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -shared -Wl,-soname,libgrpc_unsecure.so.0 -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_unsecure$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(LIBGRPC_UNSECURE_OBJS) $(LDLIBS) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.a $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS)
-	$(Q) ln -sf $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc_unsecure$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_unsecure$(SHARED_VERSION).so.0
+	$(Q) $(LD) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -shared -Wl,-soname,libgrpc_unsecure.so.1 -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_unsecure$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(LIBGRPC_UNSECURE_OBJS) $(LDLIBS) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.a $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS)
+	$(Q) ln -sf $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc_unsecure$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_unsecure$(SHARED_VERSION).so.1
 	$(Q) ln -sf $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc_unsecure$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_unsecure$(SHARED_VERSION).so
 endif
 endif
@@ -3569,8 +3569,8 @@ $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT): $(LIBGRPC++_OBJS)
 ifeq ($(SYSTEM),Darwin)
 	$(Q) $(LDXX) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -install_name $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc++$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) -dynamiclib -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(LIBGRPC++_OBJS) $(LDLIBS) $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS) $(LDLIBSXX) $(LDLIBS_PROTOBUF) -lgrpc
 else
-	$(Q) $(LDXX) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -shared -Wl,-soname,libgrpc++.so.0 -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(LIBGRPC++_OBJS) $(LDLIBS) $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS) $(LDLIBSXX) $(LDLIBS_PROTOBUF) -lgrpc
-	$(Q) ln -sf $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc++$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++$(SHARED_VERSION).so.0
+	$(Q) $(LDXX) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -shared -Wl,-soname,libgrpc++.so.1 -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(LIBGRPC++_OBJS) $(LDLIBS) $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS) $(LDLIBSXX) $(LDLIBS_PROTOBUF) -lgrpc
+	$(Q) ln -sf $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc++$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++$(SHARED_VERSION).so.1
 	$(Q) ln -sf $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc++$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++$(SHARED_VERSION).so
 endif
 endif
@@ -3696,8 +3696,8 @@ $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++_reflection$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT): $(LIBGR
 ifeq ($(SYSTEM),Darwin)
 	$(Q) $(LDXX) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -install_name $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc++_reflection$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) -dynamiclib -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++_reflection$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(LIBGRPC++_REFLECTION_OBJS) $(LDLIBS) $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS) $(LDLIBSXX) $(LDLIBS_PROTOBUF) -lgrpc++
 else
-	$(Q) $(LDXX) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -shared -Wl,-soname,libgrpc++_reflection.so.0 -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++_reflection$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(LIBGRPC++_REFLECTION_OBJS) $(LDLIBS) $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS) $(LDLIBSXX) $(LDLIBS_PROTOBUF) -lgrpc++
-	$(Q) ln -sf $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc++_reflection$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++_reflection$(SHARED_VERSION).so.0
+	$(Q) $(LDXX) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -shared -Wl,-soname,libgrpc++_reflection.so.1 -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++_reflection$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(LIBGRPC++_REFLECTION_OBJS) $(LDLIBS) $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS) $(LDLIBSXX) $(LDLIBS_PROTOBUF) -lgrpc++
+	$(Q) ln -sf $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc++_reflection$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++_reflection$(SHARED_VERSION).so.1
 	$(Q) ln -sf $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc++_reflection$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++_reflection$(SHARED_VERSION).so
 endif
 endif
@@ -4046,8 +4046,8 @@ $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++_unsecure$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT): $(LIBGRPC
 ifeq ($(SYSTEM),Darwin)
 	$(Q) $(LDXX) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -install_name $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc++_unsecure$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) -dynamiclib -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++_unsecure$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(LIBGRPC++_UNSECURE_OBJS) $(LDLIBS) $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS) $(LDLIBSXX) $(LDLIBS_PROTOBUF) -lgpr -lgrpc_unsecure -lgrpc
 else
-	$(Q) $(LDXX) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -shared -Wl,-soname,libgrpc++_unsecure.so.0 -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++_unsecure$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(LIBGRPC++_UNSECURE_OBJS) $(LDLIBS) $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS) $(LDLIBSXX) $(LDLIBS_PROTOBUF) -lgpr -lgrpc_unsecure -lgrpc
-	$(Q) ln -sf $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc++_unsecure$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++_unsecure$(SHARED_VERSION).so.0
+	$(Q) $(LDXX) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -shared -Wl,-soname,libgrpc++_unsecure.so.1 -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++_unsecure$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(LIBGRPC++_UNSECURE_OBJS) $(LDLIBS) $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS) $(LDLIBSXX) $(LDLIBS_PROTOBUF) -lgpr -lgrpc_unsecure -lgrpc
+	$(Q) ln -sf $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc++_unsecure$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++_unsecure$(SHARED_VERSION).so.1
 	$(Q) ln -sf $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc++_unsecure$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++_unsecure$(SHARED_VERSION).so
 endif
 endif
@@ -4476,8 +4476,8 @@ $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_csharp_ext$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT): $(LIBGRPC
 ifeq ($(SYSTEM),Darwin)
 	$(Q) $(LD) $(LDFLAGS) $(if $(subst Linux,,$(SYSTEM)),,-Wl$(comma)-wrap$(comma)memcpy) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -install_name $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc_csharp_ext$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) -dynamiclib -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_csharp_ext$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(LIBGRPC_CSHARP_EXT_OBJS) $(LDLIBS) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.a $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS)
 else
-	$(Q) $(LD) $(LDFLAGS) $(if $(subst Linux,,$(SYSTEM)),,-Wl$(comma)-wrap$(comma)memcpy) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -shared -Wl,-soname,libgrpc_csharp_ext.so.0 -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_csharp_ext$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(LIBGRPC_CSHARP_EXT_OBJS) $(LDLIBS) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.a $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS)
-	$(Q) ln -sf $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc_csharp_ext$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_csharp_ext$(SHARED_VERSION).so.0
+	$(Q) $(LD) $(LDFLAGS) $(if $(subst Linux,,$(SYSTEM)),,-Wl$(comma)-wrap$(comma)memcpy) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -shared -Wl,-soname,libgrpc_csharp_ext.so.1 -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_csharp_ext$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(LIBGRPC_CSHARP_EXT_OBJS) $(LDLIBS) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.a $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS)
+	$(Q) ln -sf $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc_csharp_ext$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_csharp_ext$(SHARED_VERSION).so.1
 	$(Q) ln -sf $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc_csharp_ext$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_csharp_ext$(SHARED_VERSION).so
 endif
 endif
diff --git a/build.yaml b/build.yaml
index 1b20dde5631b4a979d1241723752a2e1a3d1432e..c5d92c1e63a8cba157c75f75a1a61389ab2a50a6 100644
--- a/build.yaml
+++ b/build.yaml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ settings:
   '#3': Use "-preN" suffixes to identify pre-release versions
   '#4': Per-language overrides are possible with (eg) ruby_version tag here
   '#5': See the expand_version.py for all the quirks here
-  version: 0.16.0-dev
+  version: 1.0.0-pre1
 filegroups:
 - name: census
   public_headers:
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1fec9cb40f8628ec9dd967edbb86521f546dbcca..35410642c787fbfcc2720e66bcc5cd0ccd7e6bee 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "grpc",
-  "version": "0.16.0-dev",
+  "version": "1.0.0-pre1",
   "author": "Google Inc.",
   "description": "gRPC Library for Node",
   "homepage": "http://www.grpc.io/",
diff --git a/package.xml b/package.xml
index 49a6d900f126fdfbec73bc0a8d6cb7f803c166c9..3d7cb8702e97ada5406fdda41ce1406900dfeb39 100644
--- a/package.xml
+++ b/package.xml
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@
  <date>2016-06-30</date>
  <time>16:06:07</time>
  <version>
-  <release>0.16.0</release>
-  <api>0.16.0</api>
+  <release>1.0.0</release>
+  <api>1.0.0</api>
  </version>
  <stability>
   <release>beta</release>
diff --git a/src/core/lib/surface/version.c b/src/core/lib/surface/version.c
index 53f3c4385412c10642bff07e6f06e4e73cf5f2a0..f0005363d56262f7ecce98339ba297eded5f7e07 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/surface/version.c
+++ b/src/core/lib/surface/version.c
@@ -36,4 +36,4 @@
 
 #include <grpc/grpc.h>
 
-const char *grpc_version_string(void) { return "0.16.0-dev"; }
+const char *grpc_version_string(void) { return "1.0.0-pre1"; }
diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.Auth/project.json b/src/csharp/Grpc.Auth/project.json
index 72c258a91ac063c8cfba69fef551aca7ef60b3ae..34a4e2f1b69f26aace7552016a62e452fd443e07 100644
--- a/src/csharp/Grpc.Auth/project.json
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.Auth/project.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "version": "0.16.0-dev",
+  "version": "1.0.0-pre1",
   "title": "gRPC C# Auth",
   "authors": [ "Google Inc." ],
   "copyright": "Copyright 2015, Google Inc.",
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     }
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "Grpc.Core": "0.16.0-dev",
+    "Grpc.Core": "1.0.0-pre1",
     "Google.Apis.Auth": "1.11.1"
   },
   "frameworks": {
diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.Core/VersionInfo.cs b/src/csharp/Grpc.Core/VersionInfo.cs
index cb20967680e19c3b95291fa300e4094b842300f2..e9f5c63372f7e8dc39af10519ada17d4658836b7 100644
--- a/src/csharp/Grpc.Core/VersionInfo.cs
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.Core/VersionInfo.cs
@@ -48,11 +48,11 @@ namespace Grpc.Core
         /// <summary>
         /// Current <c>AssemblyFileVersion</c> of gRPC C# assemblies
         /// </summary>
-        public const string CurrentAssemblyFileVersion = "0.16.0.0";
+        public const string CurrentAssemblyFileVersion = "1.0.0.0";
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Current version of gRPC C#
         /// </summary>
-        public const string CurrentVersion = "0.16.0-dev";
+        public const string CurrentVersion = "1.0.0-pre1";
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.Core/project.json b/src/csharp/Grpc.Core/project.json
index 201e54880143ae7f0a263c889b2f5daf28b5d826..a07da323d17b0b832743669fb532bf119f5d6500 100644
--- a/src/csharp/Grpc.Core/project.json
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.Core/project.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "version": "0.16.0-dev",
+  "version": "1.0.0-pre1",
   "title": "gRPC C# Core",
   "authors": [ "Google Inc." ],
   "copyright": "Copyright 2015, Google Inc.",
diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.HealthCheck/project.json b/src/csharp/Grpc.HealthCheck/project.json
index d9daef720f1ae7863bfc1e1ccfe88f6c6b36f52c..906dda36247aae23228998e159d2a574da7eeba9 100644
--- a/src/csharp/Grpc.HealthCheck/project.json
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.HealthCheck/project.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "version": "0.16.0-dev",
+  "version": "1.0.0-pre1",
   "title": "gRPC C# Healthchecking",
   "authors": [ "Google Inc." ],
   "copyright": "Copyright 2015, Google Inc.",
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     }
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "Grpc.Core": "0.16.0-dev",
+    "Grpc.Core": "1.0.0-pre1",
     "Google.Protobuf": "3.0.0-beta3"
   },
   "frameworks": {
diff --git a/src/csharp/build_packages.bat b/src/csharp/build_packages.bat
index 272b30f385d28759ff8ab91029d80294f75e031d..ffb70addad59273dd911b6c8710f9b9a321026f3 100644
--- a/src/csharp/build_packages.bat
+++ b/src/csharp/build_packages.bat
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 @rem Builds gRPC NuGet packages
 
 @rem Current package versions
-set VERSION=0.16.0-dev
+set VERSION=1.0.0-pre1
 set PROTOBUF_VERSION=3.0.0-beta3
 
 @rem Packages that depend on prerelease packages (like Google.Protobuf) need to have prerelease suffix as well.
diff --git a/src/node/health_check/package.json b/src/node/health_check/package.json
index ad65b319177688d7dd5b1787f0c4e99e7e1ae21e..b68e8b1a8041003b1f727824aa27e74191d79bd2 100644
--- a/src/node/health_check/package.json
+++ b/src/node/health_check/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "grpc-health-check",
-  "version": "0.16.0-dev",
+  "version": "1.0.0-pre1",
   "author": "Google Inc.",
   "description": "Health check service for use with gRPC",
   "repository": {
diff --git a/src/node/tools/package.json b/src/node/tools/package.json
index 7c256d7ba0d60e9831f45b8b22d830172a125b4d..7efa0d3f402daa011d63a859eb7aabca7fe066fd 100644
--- a/src/node/tools/package.json
+++ b/src/node/tools/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "grpc-tools",
-  "version": "0.16.0-dev",
+  "version": "1.0.0-pre1",
   "author": "Google Inc.",
   "description": "Tools for developing with gRPC on Node.js",
   "homepage": "http://www.grpc.io/",
diff --git a/src/python/grpcio/grpc_version.py b/src/python/grpcio/grpc_version.py
index 0f4db9d972e55219a8824c847b1b025cf93a1151..d1e2d418c32d8739d2520e7d3c68c575abed0132 100644
--- a/src/python/grpcio/grpc_version.py
+++ b/src/python/grpcio/grpc_version.py
@@ -29,4 +29,4 @@
 
 # AUTO-GENERATED FROM `$REPO_ROOT/templates/src/python/grpcio/grpc_version.py.template`!!!
 
-VERSION='0.16.0.dev0'
+VERSION='1.0.0rc1'
diff --git a/src/python/grpcio_tests/grpc_version.py b/src/python/grpcio_tests/grpc_version.py
index 7aa600728a8740560837b903e9597b8b0af1c2eb..a2387857c6c2cea8bffe8a919fb2e72685553862 100644
--- a/src/python/grpcio_tests/grpc_version.py
+++ b/src/python/grpcio_tests/grpc_version.py
@@ -29,4 +29,4 @@
 
 # AUTO-GENERATED FROM `$REPO_ROOT/templates/src/python/grpcio_tests/grpc_version.py.template`!!!
 
-VERSION='0.16.0.dev0'
+VERSION='1.0.0rc1'
diff --git a/src/ruby/lib/grpc/version.rb b/src/ruby/lib/grpc/version.rb
index 5e6aaef2eb52eb7d904f7bebcf2d34182b6453bd..e57fb3c14f8c7b96904edbd1a216a2b38af44c26 100644
--- a/src/ruby/lib/grpc/version.rb
+++ b/src/ruby/lib/grpc/version.rb
@@ -29,5 +29,5 @@
 
 # GRPC contains the General RPC module.
 module GRPC
-  VERSION = '0.16.0.dev'
+  VERSION = '1.0.0.pre1'
 end
diff --git a/src/ruby/tools/version.rb b/src/ruby/tools/version.rb
index 68c1bf369d20db333a288db1b5e6e49fcf85cfeb..2e318b82ad53bf221f07f55cbc564d1faeae2686 100644
--- a/src/ruby/tools/version.rb
+++ b/src/ruby/tools/version.rb
@@ -29,6 +29,6 @@
 
 module GRPC
   module Tools
-    VERSION = '0.16.0.dev'
+    VERSION = '1.0.0.pre1'
   end
 end
diff --git a/tools/distrib/python/grpcio_tools/grpc_version.py b/tools/distrib/python/grpcio_tools/grpc_version.py
index 4b1e7fcd584b4f62c692924521d1cd78a5174108..7938b3d029382a00d9634549b215f2956a79df34 100644
--- a/tools/distrib/python/grpcio_tools/grpc_version.py
+++ b/tools/distrib/python/grpcio_tools/grpc_version.py
@@ -29,4 +29,4 @@
 
 # AUTO-GENERATED FROM `$REPO_ROOT/templates/tools/distrib/python/grpcio_tools/grpc_version.py.template`!!!
 
-VERSION='0.16.0.dev0'
+VERSION='1.0.0rc1'
diff --git a/tools/doxygen/Doxyfile.c++ b/tools/doxygen/Doxyfile.c++
index de7acd7777e4ba5f76678e1114fc72d1f8023010..fa4b50f8f3c23cc9d06d1637741870bf0f037464 100644
--- a/tools/doxygen/Doxyfile.c++
+++ b/tools/doxygen/Doxyfile.c++
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ PROJECT_NAME           = "GRPC C++"
 # could be handy for archiving the generated documentation or if some version
 # control system is used.
 
-PROJECT_NUMBER         = 0.16.0-dev
+PROJECT_NUMBER         = 1.0.0-pre1
 
 # Using the PROJECT_BRIEF tag one can provide an optional one line description
 # for a project that appears at the top of each page and should give viewer a
diff --git a/tools/doxygen/Doxyfile.c++.internal b/tools/doxygen/Doxyfile.c++.internal
index 76bb3b6c59e44ca57cc83216d6286533a3cdbfbf..1473594dfc69bd1e98d4496756b6eeef4cbe5fcf 100644
--- a/tools/doxygen/Doxyfile.c++.internal
+++ b/tools/doxygen/Doxyfile.c++.internal
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ PROJECT_NAME           = "GRPC C++"
 # could be handy for archiving the generated documentation or if some version
 # control system is used.
 
-PROJECT_NUMBER         = 0.16.0-dev
+PROJECT_NUMBER         = 1.0.0-pre1
 
 # Using the PROJECT_BRIEF tag one can provide an optional one line description
 # for a project that appears at the top of each page and should give viewer a
diff --git a/tools/doxygen/Doxyfile.core b/tools/doxygen/Doxyfile.core
index 53ae4e4cf4bd6fcd330ac530639d6913d3dc7b4b..7619b95734307460ff4e5d911135f499762cde75 100644
--- a/tools/doxygen/Doxyfile.core
+++ b/tools/doxygen/Doxyfile.core
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ PROJECT_NAME           = "GRPC Core"
 # could be handy for archiving the generated documentation or if some version
 # control system is used.
 
-PROJECT_NUMBER         = 0.16.0-dev
+PROJECT_NUMBER         = 1.0.0-pre1
 
 # Using the PROJECT_BRIEF tag one can provide an optional one line description
 # for a project that appears at the top of each page and should give viewer a
diff --git a/tools/doxygen/Doxyfile.core.internal b/tools/doxygen/Doxyfile.core.internal
index b846237689e7ab92c8a44a4a720a7f8ece7ded0b..66d615664f191aefe7522fe802d89ac56eaa3c60 100644
--- a/tools/doxygen/Doxyfile.core.internal
+++ b/tools/doxygen/Doxyfile.core.internal
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ PROJECT_NAME           = "GRPC Core"
 # could be handy for archiving the generated documentation or if some version
 # control system is used.
 
-PROJECT_NUMBER         = 0.16.0-dev
+PROJECT_NUMBER         = 1.0.0-pre1
 
 # Using the PROJECT_BRIEF tag one can provide an optional one line description
 # for a project that appears at the top of each page and should give viewer a