diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a93357a126..dd8485a7fe 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,47 @@ This document includes a curated changelog for each release. We also publish a c
 a [GitHub release](https://github.com/nginxinc/nginx-gateway-fabric/releases), which, by contrast, is auto-generated
 and includes links to all PRs that went into the release.
 
+## Release 1.0.0
+
+*October 24, 2023*
+
+This is the official v1.0.0 release of NGINX Gateway Fabric.
+
+BREAKING CHANGES:
+
+- Rename the product from NGINX Kubernetes Gateway to NGINX Gateway Fabric. [PR-1070](https://github.com/nginxinc/nginx-gateway-fabric/pull/1070)
+
+FEATURES:
+
+- Add readiness probe. [PR-1047](https://github.com/nginxinc/nginx-gateway-fabric/pull/1047)
+- Support horizontal scaling. [PR-1048](https://github.com/nginxinc/nginx-gateway-fabric/pull/1048)
+- Add NGINX reload metrics. [PR-1049](https://github.com/nginxinc/nginx-gateway-fabric/pull/1049)
+- Retry status updater on failures. [PR-1062](https://github.com/nginxinc/nginx-gateway-fabric/pull/1062)
+- Add event processing histogram metric. [PR-1134](https://github.com/nginxinc/nginx-gateway-fabric/pull/1134)
+- Set Service address in Gateway Status. [PR-1141](https://github.com/nginxinc/nginx-gateway-fabric/pull/1141)
+
+BUG FIXES:
+
+- Optimize default NGINX config. [PR-1040](https://github.com/nginxinc/nginx-gateway-fabric/pull/1040)
+- Ensure NGINX reload occurs. [PR-1033](https://github.com/nginxinc/nginx-gateway-fabric/pull/1033)
+- Fix failure to recover if conf files are unexpectedly removed. [PR-1132](https://github.com/nginxinc/nginx-gateway-fabric/pull/1132)
+- Only update a resource's status if it has changed. [PR-1151](https://github.com/nginxinc/nginx-gateway-fabric/pull/1151)
+
+DOCUMENTATION:
+
+- Non-functional testing guides and results. [Link](https://github.com/nginxinc/nginx-gateway-fabric/tree/main/tests)
+
+COMPATIBILITY:
+
+- The Gateway API version: `0.8.1`
+- NGINX version: `1.25.2`
+- Kubernetes version: `1.23+`
+
+CONTAINER IMAGES:
+
+- Control plane: `ghcr.io/nginxinc/nginx-gateway-fabric:1.0.0`
+- Data plane: `ghcr.io/nginxinc/nginx-gateway-fabric/nginx:1.0.0`
+
 ## Release 0.6.0
 
 *August 31, 2023*
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ed7791fcfb..68b6e8bb85 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # variables that should not be overridden by the user
-VERSION = edge
+VERSION = 1.0.0
 GIT_COMMIT = $(shell git rev-parse HEAD || echo "unknown")
 DATE = $(shell date -u +"%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ")
 MANIFEST_DIR = $(shell pwd)/deploy/manifests
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b97b43aadf..e806c33e75 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -7,14 +7,11 @@ NGINX Gateway Fabric is an open-source project that provides an implementation o
 the [Gateway API](https://gateway-api.sigs.k8s.io/) using [NGINX](https://nginx.org/) as the data plane. The goal of
 this project is to implement the core Gateway APIs -- `Gateway`, `GatewayClass`, `HTTPRoute`, `TCPRoute`, `TLSRoute`,
 and `UDPRoute` -- to configure an HTTP or TCP/UDP load balancer, reverse-proxy, or API gateway for applications running
-on Kubernetes. NGINX Gateway Fabric is currently under development and supports a subset of the Gateway API.
+on Kubernetes. NGINX Gateway Fabric supports a subset of the Gateway API.
 
 For a list of supported Gateway API resources and features, see
 the [Gateway API Compatibility](docs/gateway-api-compatibility.md) doc.
 
-> Warning: This project is actively in development (beta feature state) and should not be deployed in a
-> production environment. All APIs, SDKs, designs, and packages are subject to change.
-
 Learn about our [design principles](/docs/developer/design-principles.md) and [architecture](/docs/architecture.md).
 
 ## Getting Started
@@ -32,7 +29,7 @@ Learn about our [design principles](/docs/developer/design-principles.md) and [a
 We publish NGINX Gateway Fabric releases on GitHub. See
 our [releases page](https://github.com/nginxinc/nginx-gateway-fabric/releases).
 
-The latest release is [0.6.0](https://github.com/nginxinc/nginx-gateway-fabric/releases/tag/v0.6.0).
+The latest release is [1.0.0](https://github.com/nginxinc/nginx-gateway-fabric/releases/tag/v1.0.0).
 
 The edge version is useful for experimenting with new features that are not yet published in a release. To use, choose
 the *edge* version built from the [latest commit](https://github.com/nginxinc/nginx-gateway-fabric/commits/main)
@@ -43,7 +40,7 @@ to the correct versions:
 
 | Version        | Description                              | Installation Manifests                                                                | Documentation and Examples                                                                                                                                                     |
 |----------------|------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-| Latest release | For experimental use                     | [Manifests](https://github.com/nginxinc/nginx-gateway-fabric/tree/v0.6.0/deploy). | [Documentation](https://github.com/nginxinc/nginx-gateway-fabric/tree/v0.6.0/docs). [Examples](https://github.com/nginxinc/nginx-gateway-fabric/tree/v0.6.0/examples). |
+| Latest release | For production use                     | [Manifests](https://github.com/nginxinc/nginx-gateway-fabric/tree/v1.0.0/deploy). | [Documentation](https://github.com/nginxinc/nginx-gateway-fabric/tree/v1.0.0/docs). [Examples](https://github.com/nginxinc/nginx-gateway-fabric/tree/v1.0.0/examples). |
 | Edge           | For experimental use and latest features | [Manifests](https://github.com/nginxinc/nginx-gateway-fabric/tree/main/deploy).   | [Documentation](https://github.com/nginxinc/nginx-gateway-fabric/tree/main/docs). [Examples](https://github.com/nginxinc/nginx-gateway-fabric/tree/main/examples).     |
 
 ### Versioning
@@ -66,6 +63,7 @@ The following table lists the software versions NGINX Gateway Fabric supports.
 | NGINX Gateway Fabric | Gateway API | Kubernetes | NGINX OSS |
 |--------------------------|-------------|------------|-----------|
 | Edge                     | 0.8.1       | 1.23+      | 1.25.2    |
+| 1.0.0                    | 0.8.1       | 1.23+      | 1.25.2    |
 | 0.6.0                    | 0.8.0       | 1.23+      | 1.25.2    |
 | 0.5.0                    | 0.7.1       | 1.21+      | 1.25.x *  |
 | 0.4.0                    | 0.7.1       | 1.21+      | 1.25.x *  |
diff --git a/conformance/Makefile b/conformance/Makefile
index b78367d38e..b01c5ee7da 100644
--- a/conformance/Makefile
+++ b/conformance/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-NGF_TAG = edge
+NGF_TAG = 1.0.0
 NGF_PREFIX = nginx-gateway-fabric
 NGINX_IMAGE_NAME = $(NGF_PREFIX)/nginx
 GW_API_VERSION ?= 0.8.1
diff --git a/conformance/provisioner/provisioner.yaml b/conformance/provisioner/provisioner.yaml
index 5a58889274..c9fafd9e06 100644
--- a/conformance/provisioner/provisioner.yaml
+++ b/conformance/provisioner/provisioner.yaml
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ spec:
     spec:
       serviceAccountName: nginx-gateway-provisioner
       containers:
-      - image: ghcr.io/nginxinc/nginx-gateway-fabric:edge
+      - image: ghcr.io/nginxinc/nginx-gateway-fabric:1.0.0
         imagePullPolicy: Always
         name: nginx-gateway-provisioner
         securityContext:
diff --git a/conformance/provisioner/static-deployment.yaml b/conformance/provisioner/static-deployment.yaml
index c6b2326b04..805bd32599 100644
--- a/conformance/provisioner/static-deployment.yaml
+++ b/conformance/provisioner/static-deployment.yaml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ metadata:
   labels:
     app.kubernetes.io/name: nginx-gateway
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: nginx-gateway
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: "edge"
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: "1.0.0"
 spec:
   replicas: 1
   selector:
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ spec:
           valueFrom:
             fieldRef:
               fieldPath: metadata.name
-        image: ghcr.io/nginxinc/nginx-gateway-fabric:edge
-        imagePullPolicy: Always
+        image: ghcr.io/nginxinc/nginx-gateway-fabric:1.0.0
+        imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
         name: nginx-gateway
         ports:
         - name: health
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@ spec:
           mountPath: /etc/nginx/secrets
         - name: nginx-run
           mountPath: /var/run/nginx
-      - image: ghcr.io/nginxinc/nginx-gateway-fabric/nginx:edge
-        imagePullPolicy: Always
+      - image: ghcr.io/nginxinc/nginx-gateway-fabric/nginx:1.0.0
+        imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
         name: nginx
         ports:
         - containerPort: 80
diff --git a/deploy/helm-chart/Chart.yaml b/deploy/helm-chart/Chart.yaml
index 2bdea7f01e..677fce4f19 100644
--- a/deploy/helm-chart/Chart.yaml
+++ b/deploy/helm-chart/Chart.yaml
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@ name: nginx-gateway-fabric
 description: NGINX Gateway Fabric
 type: application
 version: 1.0.0
-appVersion: "edge"
+appVersion: 1.0.0
 home: https://github.com/nginxinc/nginx-gateway-fabric
-icon: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nginxinc/nginx-gateway-fabric/tree/main/deploy/helm-chart/chart-icon.png
+icon: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nginxinc/nginx-gateway-fabric/tree/v1.0.0/deploy/helm-chart/chart-icon.png
 sources:
-  - https://github.com/nginxinc/nginx-gateway-fabric/tree/main/deploy/helm-chart
+  - https://github.com/nginxinc/nginx-gateway-fabric/tree/v1.0.0/deploy/helm-chart
 keywords:
   - kubernetes
   - gateway
diff --git a/deploy/helm-chart/values.yaml b/deploy/helm-chart/values.yaml
index 6380f61e43..1479284f39 100644
--- a/deploy/helm-chart/values.yaml
+++ b/deploy/helm-chart/values.yaml
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ nginxGateway:
   image:
     ## The NGINX Gateway Fabric image to use
     repository: ghcr.io/nginxinc/nginx-gateway-fabric
-    tag: edge
-    pullPolicy: Always
+    tag: 1.0.0
+    pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
 
   securityContext:
     ## Some environments may need this set to true in order for the control plane to successfully reload NGINX.
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@ nginx:
   ## The NGINX image to use
   image:
     repository: ghcr.io/nginxinc/nginx-gateway-fabric/nginx
-    tag: edge
-    pullPolicy: Always
+    tag: 1.0.0
+    pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
 
   ## The lifecycle of the nginx container.
   lifecycle: {}
diff --git a/deploy/manifests/nginx-gateway.yaml b/deploy/manifests/nginx-gateway.yaml
index 045c81c679..3b1db354a6 100644
--- a/deploy/manifests/nginx-gateway.yaml
+++ b/deploy/manifests/nginx-gateway.yaml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ metadata:
   labels:
     app.kubernetes.io/name: nginx-gateway
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: nginx-gateway
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: "edge"
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: "1.0.0"
   annotations:
     {}
 ---
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ metadata:
   labels:
     app.kubernetes.io/name: nginx-gateway
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: nginx-gateway
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: "edge"
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: "1.0.0"
 rules:
 - apiGroups:
   - ""
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ metadata:
   labels:
     app.kubernetes.io/name: nginx-gateway
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: nginx-gateway
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: "edge"
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: "1.0.0"
 roleRef:
   apiGroup: rbac.authorization.k8s.io
   kind: ClusterRole
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ metadata:
   labels:
     app.kubernetes.io/name: nginx-gateway
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: nginx-gateway
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: "edge"
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: "1.0.0"
 spec:
   replicas: 1
   selector:
@@ -156,8 +156,8 @@ spec:
           valueFrom:
             fieldRef:
               fieldPath: metadata.name
-        image: ghcr.io/nginxinc/nginx-gateway-fabric:edge
-        imagePullPolicy: Always
+        image: ghcr.io/nginxinc/nginx-gateway-fabric:1.0.0
+        imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
         name: nginx-gateway
         ports:
         - name: metrics
@@ -187,8 +187,8 @@ spec:
           mountPath: /etc/nginx/secrets
         - name: nginx-run
           mountPath: /var/run/nginx
-      - image: ghcr.io/nginxinc/nginx-gateway-fabric/nginx:edge
-        imagePullPolicy: Always
+      - image: ghcr.io/nginxinc/nginx-gateway-fabric/nginx:1.0.0
+        imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
         name: nginx
         ports:
         - containerPort: 80
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ metadata:
   labels:
     app.kubernetes.io/name: nginx-gateway
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: nginx-gateway
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: "edge"
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: "1.0.0"
 spec:
   controllerName: gateway.nginx.org/nginx-gateway-controller
 ---
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ metadata:
   labels:
     app.kubernetes.io/name: nginx-gateway
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: nginx-gateway
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: "edge"
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: "1.0.0"
 spec:
   logging:
     level: info
diff --git a/deploy/manifests/service/loadbalancer-aws-nlb.yaml b/deploy/manifests/service/loadbalancer-aws-nlb.yaml
index ab64f656cf..970be45f22 100644
--- a/deploy/manifests/service/loadbalancer-aws-nlb.yaml
+++ b/deploy/manifests/service/loadbalancer-aws-nlb.yaml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ metadata:
   labels:
     app.kubernetes.io/name: nginx-gateway
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: nginx-gateway
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: "edge"
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: "1.0.0"
   annotations:
     service.beta.kubernetes.io/aws-load-balancer-type: nlb
 spec:
diff --git a/deploy/manifests/service/loadbalancer.yaml b/deploy/manifests/service/loadbalancer.yaml
index 660a236579..537dd63b77 100644
--- a/deploy/manifests/service/loadbalancer.yaml
+++ b/deploy/manifests/service/loadbalancer.yaml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ metadata:
   labels:
     app.kubernetes.io/name: nginx-gateway
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: nginx-gateway
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: "edge"
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: "1.0.0"
 spec:
   externalTrafficPolicy: Local
   type: LoadBalancer
diff --git a/deploy/manifests/service/nodeport.yaml b/deploy/manifests/service/nodeport.yaml
index 83c236da7d..6c9a47972a 100644
--- a/deploy/manifests/service/nodeport.yaml
+++ b/deploy/manifests/service/nodeport.yaml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ metadata:
   labels:
     app.kubernetes.io/name: nginx-gateway
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: nginx-gateway
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: "edge"
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: "1.0.0"
 spec:
   type: NodePort
   selector:
diff --git a/docs/building-the-images.md b/docs/building-the-images.md
index c43f471cb9..13a24c82c0 100644
--- a/docs/building-the-images.md
+++ b/docs/building-the-images.md
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ installed on your machine:
 1. Clone the repo and change into the `nginx-gateway-fabric` directory:
 
    ```shell
-   git clone https://github.com/nginxinc/nginx-gateway-fabric.git
+   git clone https://github.com/nginxinc/nginx-gateway-fabric.git --branch v1.0.0
    cd nginx-gateway-fabric
    ```
 
@@ -39,13 +39,13 @@ installed on your machine:
      ```
 
    Set the `PREFIX` variable to the name of the registry you'd like to push the image to. By default, the images will be
-   named `nginx-gateway-fabric:edge` and `nginx-gateway-fabric/nginx:edge`.
+   named `nginx-gateway-fabric:1.0.0` and `nginx-gateway-fabric/nginx:1.0.0`.
 
 1. Push the images to your container registry:
 
    ```shell
-   docker push myregistry.example.com/nginx-gateway-fabric:edge
-   docker push myregistry.example.com/nginx-gateway-fabric/nginx:edge
+   docker push myregistry.example.com/nginx-gateway-fabric:1.0.0
+   docker push myregistry.example.com/nginx-gateway-fabric/nginx:1.0.0
    ```
 
    Make sure to substitute `myregistry.example.com/nginx-gateway-fabric` with your registry.
diff --git a/docs/guides/advanced-routing.md b/docs/guides/advanced-routing.md
index 6ddba9249b..4de3ba03af 100644
--- a/docs/guides/advanced-routing.md
+++ b/docs/guides/advanced-routing.md
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ and `coffee` applications share the same Gateway.
 Begin by deploying the `coffee-v1` and `coffee-v2` applications:
 
 ```shell
-kubectl apply -f https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nginxinc/nginx-gateway-fabric/main/examples/advanced-routing/coffee.yaml
+kubectl apply -f https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nginxinc/nginx-gateway-fabric/v1.0.0/examples/advanced-routing/coffee.yaml
 ```
 
 ### Deploy the Gateway API Resources for the Coffee Applications
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ have their own set of rules, but will still attach to the same Gateway listener
 ### Deploy the Tea Applications
 
 ```shell
-kubectl apply -f https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nginxinc/nginx-gateway-fabric/main/examples/advanced-routing/tea.yaml
+kubectl apply -f https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nginxinc/nginx-gateway-fabric/v1.0.0/examples/advanced-routing/tea.yaml
 ```
 
 ### Deploy the HTTPRoute for the Tea Services
diff --git a/docs/installation.md b/docs/installation.md
index 9ce6a0fde1..2447b8e933 100644
--- a/docs/installation.md
+++ b/docs/installation.md
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ page.
 1. Clone the repo and change into the `nginx-gateway-fabric` directory:
 
    ```shell
-   git clone https://github.com/nginxinc/nginx-gateway-fabric.git
+   git clone https://github.com/nginxinc/nginx-gateway-fabric.git --branch v1.0.0
    cd nginx-gateway-fabric
    ```
 
diff --git a/examples/http-header-filter/README.md b/examples/http-header-filter/README.md
index 6bc85d0f31..9c33f9e202 100644
--- a/examples/http-header-filter/README.md
+++ b/examples/http-header-filter/README.md
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ Headers:
   header 'My-cool-header' is 'my-client-value, this-is-an-appended-value'
   header 'My-Overwrite-Header' is 'this-is-the-only-value'
   header 'Host' is 'echo.example.com:$GW_PORT'
+  header 'X-Forwarded-For' is '$GW_IP'
   header 'Connection' is 'close'
   header 'Accept' is '*/*'
 ```