diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index bf7322a4..2234bd79 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -2024,7 +2024,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "stellar-example"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "1.0.0"
 dependencies = [
  "goldie",
  "soroban-sdk",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 7c81f169..880be9c9 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ stellar-axelar-gateway = { version = "^1.0.0", path = "contracts/stellar-axelar-
 stellar-axelar-operators = { version = "^1.0.0", path = "contracts/stellar-axelar-operators" }
 stellar-axelar-std = { version = "^1.0.0", path = "packages/stellar-axelar-std", features = ["derive"] }
 stellar-axelar-std-derive = { version = "^1.0.0", path = "packages/stellar-axelar-std-derive" }
-stellar-example = { version = "^0.1.0", path = "contracts/stellar-example" }
+stellar-example = { version = "^1.0.0", path = "contracts/stellar-example" }
 stellar-interchain-token = { version = "^1.0.0", path = "contracts/stellar-interchain-token" }
 stellar-interchain-token-service = { version = "^1.0.0", path = "contracts/stellar-interchain-token-service" }
 stellar-token-manager = { version = "^1.0.0", path = "contracts/stellar-token-manager" }
diff --git a/contracts/stellar-example/Cargo.toml b/contracts/stellar-example/Cargo.toml
index 58dd1149..a5009c1c 100644
--- a/contracts/stellar-example/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/stellar-example/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "stellar-example"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "1.0.0"
 edition = { workspace = true }
 description = "Example contract, responsible for demonstrating interchain message and token transfers with Gateway, GasService, and InterchainTokenService."
 license = { workspace = true }