diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index cf83c922635ebbd8dee34ba7b6e83ebfe6fbce1a..c2f3c0354da89592845c34d2f9f31f2f91072fce 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 # Release notes
 
-## [unpublished]
+## [v1.0.0]
 
 ### Breaking changes
 
+* submodule `modules` renamed to `components` for consistency (!289)
+* argument `modules` renamed to `components` in `Composition` for consistency (!289)
+* Components now implement `_next_time` instead of the property `next_time` for consistency (!283)
 * All fields of `Composition` are now private (!273)
 * `Input.source` is private, `Input.get_source()` becomes property `Input.source`, `Input.set_source` becomes a getter (!273)
 * `Output.targets` is private, `Output.get_targets()` becomes property `Output.targets` (!273)
@@ -49,6 +52,7 @@
 ### Bug fixes
 
 * cells for structured grids in 3D are now created correctly (no negative Volume in VTK/ESMF) (!286)
+* cf_units.py was broken for pint>=0.24 (!282)
 
 ### Documentation
 
@@ -257,7 +261,8 @@
 * initial release of FINAM
 
 
-[unpublished]: https://git.ufz.de/FINAM/finam/-/compare/v0.5.1...main
+[unpublished]: https://git.ufz.de/FINAM/finam/-/compare/v1.0.0...main
+[v1.0.0]: https://git.ufz.de/FINAM/finam/-/compare/v0.5.1...v1.0.0
 [v0.5.1]: https://git.ufz.de/FINAM/finam/-/compare/v0.5.0...v0.5.1
 [v0.5.0]: https://git.ufz.de/FINAM/finam/-/compare/v0.4.0...v0.5.0
 [v0.4.0]: https://git.ufz.de/FINAM/finam/-/compare/v0.4.0-rc.2...v0.4.0
diff --git a/LICENSE.md b/LICENSE.md
index b3cff2011e9a9a8f55a139ca765781f865737b1b..74ef1434240ab816b4700e20f419b2510bc19ed3 100644
--- a/LICENSE.md
+++ b/LICENSE.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ FINAM is an open-source component-based model coupling framework for environment
 
 ## Copyright Notice
 
-Copyright © 2023, the FINAM developers from Helmholtz-Zentrum für Umweltforschung GmbH - UFZ. All rights reserved.
+Copyright © 2021-2025, the FINAM developers from Helmholtz-Zentrum für Umweltforschung GmbH - UFZ. All rights reserved.
 
 ***The code is a property of:***
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c7c5c2d6eb95968a5ff64436fe9ceb8070a3cef7..e8ba897c2ebdfbbe0d3a0c2c6502af68dd974e26 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -19,4 +19,4 @@ This approach allows for coupling of models irrespective of their internal struc
 
 ## License
 
-LGPLv3, Copyright © 2021-2023, the FINAM developers from Helmholtz-Zentrum für Umweltforschung GmbH - UFZ. All rights reserved.
+LGPLv3, Copyright © 2021-2025, the FINAM developers from Helmholtz-Zentrum für Umweltforschung GmbH - UFZ. All rights reserved.
diff --git a/docs/source/index.md b/docs/source/index.md
index de556749a9fccbf8c0a6808dbcb102fb5477d7ee..cb46b1e6b4739f694afdf809ace9a95ab173f10f 100644
--- a/docs/source/index.md
+++ b/docs/source/index.md
@@ -116,4 +116,4 @@ about/index
 
 ### License
 
-LGPLv3, Copyright © 2021-2023, the FINAM developers from Helmholtz-Zentrum für Umweltforschung GmbH - UFZ. All rights reserved.
+LGPLv3, Copyright © 2021-2025, the FINAM developers from Helmholtz-Zentrum für Umweltforschung GmbH - UFZ. All rights reserved.
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 66e30b06337a471f3f7019bceee8f3cf11caeda0..75a6d9c1f53344967b2a8f4ca4b2c402c6aac635 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -14,10 +14,11 @@ readme = "README.md"
 license = "LGPL-3.0"
 dynamic = ["version"]
 classifiers = [
-    "Development Status :: 4 - Beta",
+    "Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable",
     "Intended Audience :: Developers",
     "Intended Audience :: End Users/Desktop",
     "Intended Audience :: Science/Research",
+    "Intended Audience :: Education",
     "License :: OSI Approved :: GNU Lesser General Public License v3 (LGPLv3)",
     "Natural Language :: English",
     "Operating System :: Unix",
@@ -29,6 +30,9 @@ classifiers = [
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",
+    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11",
+    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12",
+    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.13",
     "Topic :: Scientific/Engineering",
     "Topic :: Software Development",
     "Topic :: Utilities",
@@ -93,7 +97,11 @@ packages = ["src/finam"]
 exclude = "_version.py"
 target-version = [
     "py38",
-    "py39"
+    "py39",
+    "py310",
+    "py311",
+    "py312",
+    # "py313",
 ]
 
 [tool.isort]
diff --git a/tests/data/test_cf_units.py b/tests/data/test_cf_units.py
index c6e5404f4c62edfe17e19496bc73bfb9cf35d660..8ad8833da24b7c45894483b4ad288eecc29bea5a 100644
--- a/tests/data/test_cf_units.py
+++ b/tests/data/test_cf_units.py
@@ -23,9 +23,11 @@ class TestCfUnits(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(u("degC"), "°C")
         self.assertEqual(u("degree_Celsius"), "°C")
 
-        self.assertEqual(u(""), "1")
-        self.assertEqual(u("1"), "1")
-        self.assertEqual(u("m/m"), "1")
+        # "dimensionless" representation inconsistent across different pint versions
+        # will be "1" for newer versions (>=0.24.1) to be in line with cf-conventions
+        self.assertTrue(u("") in ("1", "dimensionless", ""))
+        self.assertTrue(u("1") in ("1", "dimensionless", ""))
+        self.assertTrue(u("m/m") in ("1", "dimensionless", ""))
 
         self.assertEqual(u("m/s"), "m s-1")
         self.assertEqual(u("m s-1"), "m s-1")