diff --git a/doc/Makefile b/doc/Makefile
index 0612444f..fac7acf8 100644
--- a/doc/Makefile
+++ b/doc/Makefile
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ help:
 	@echo "  pseudoxml  to make pseudoxml-XML files for display purposes"
 	@echo "  linkcheck  to check all external links for integrity"
 	@echo "  doctest    to run all doctests embedded in the documentation (if enabled)"
+	@echo "  show       to show the generated HTML"
 
 clean:
 	-rm -rf $(BUILDDIR)/*
@@ -182,3 +183,6 @@ pseudoxml:
 	$(SPHINXBUILD) -b pseudoxml $(ALLSPHINXOPTS) $(BUILDDIR)/pseudoxml
 	@echo
 	@echo "Build finished. The pseudo-XML files are in $(BUILDDIR)/pseudoxml."
+
+show:
+	@python -c "import webbrowser; webbrowser.open_new_tab('file://$(PWD)/$(BUILDDIR)/html/index.html')"
diff --git a/doc/index.rst b/doc/index.rst
index a55ad457..05e01ea4 100644
--- a/doc/index.rst
+++ b/doc/index.rst
@@ -19,7 +19,10 @@ Documentation
 =============
 
 .. toctree::
+    :maxdepth: 2
+
     install
+    release_notes
     format
     example
     validation
diff --git a/doc/release_notes.rst b/doc/release_notes.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..25c6b636
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/release_notes.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+Release notes
+=============
+
+.. roughly following https://sphinx-gallery.github.io/dev/maintainers.html,
+.. 1.0.0 notes were generated by:
+.. 1. tagging PRs as enhancement/bug/removed
+.. 2. $ github_changelog_generator -u numpy -p numpydoc --since-tag=v0.9.2
+.. 3. $ pandoc CHANGELOG.md --wrap=none -o release_notes.rst
+.. 4. adding a manual addition (CSS note), tweaking heading levels, adding TOC
+
+.. contents:: Page contents
+   :local:
+   :depth: 2
+
+.. note::
+
+   For release notes (sparsely) kept prior to 1.0.0, look at the `releases page
+   on GitHub <https://github.com/numpy/numpydoc/releases>`__.
+
+1.0.0
+-----
+
+**Implemented enhancements:**
+
+-  ENH: Add args and kwargs to example `#258 <https://github.com/numpy/numpydoc/pull/258>`__ (`larsoner <https://github.com/larsoner>`__)
+-  MAINT,STY: Upgrade to bionic, and change style similar to NumPy `#253 <https://github.com/numpy/numpydoc/pull/253>`__ (`mwtoews <https://github.com/mwtoews>`__)
+-  Delay import of Sphinx `#248 <https://github.com/numpy/numpydoc/pull/248>`__ (`cgohlke <https://github.com/cgohlke>`__)
+-  Adding –validate option \__main_\_ and run new validation `#240 <https://github.com/numpy/numpydoc/pull/240>`__ (`datapythonista <https://github.com/datapythonista>`__)
+-  Add docstring validation script (from pandas) `#238 <https://github.com/numpy/numpydoc/pull/238>`__ (`datapythonista <https://github.com/datapythonista>`__)
+-  ENH: Test full output and coverage `#230 <https://github.com/numpy/numpydoc/pull/230>`__ (`larsoner <https://github.com/larsoner>`__)
+-  DOC: Add description for blank lines after the docstring. `#229 <https://github.com/numpy/numpydoc/pull/229>`__ (`bingyao <https://github.com/bingyao>`__)
+
+Fixed bugs
+~~~~~~~~~~
+
+-  References outside function `#214 <https://github.com/numpy/numpydoc/issues/214>`__
+-  FIX: Get doc of actual class in test `#262 <https://github.com/numpy/numpydoc/pull/262>`__ (`larsoner <https://github.com/larsoner>`__)
+-  TST: Add inherited method `#260 <https://github.com/numpy/numpydoc/pull/260>`__ (`larsoner <https://github.com/larsoner>`__)
+-  Fixes references outside function (#214) `#259 <https://github.com/numpy/numpydoc/pull/259>`__ (`Hoxbro <https://github.com/Hoxbro>`__)
+-  Disable escaping “\*” on signature `#256 <https://github.com/numpy/numpydoc/pull/256>`__ (`tk0miya <https://github.com/tk0miya>`__)
+-  MAINT: clean-up unused objects `#254 <https://github.com/numpy/numpydoc/pull/254>`__ (`mwtoews <https://github.com/mwtoews>`__)
+-  STY: Reword first lines of example.py docstrings `#246 <https://github.com/numpy/numpydoc/pull/246>`__ (`justinludwig <https://github.com/justinludwig>`__)
+-  DOC: Fixed three formatting issues in docs `#245 <https://github.com/numpy/numpydoc/pull/245>`__ (`rossbar <https://github.com/rossbar>`__)
+-  STY Minor style improvements to doc/example.py to pass validation `#243 <https://github.com/numpy/numpydoc/pull/243>`__ (`rth <https://github.com/rth>`__)
+-  BUG: Allow no . at end if indented `#239 <https://github.com/numpy/numpydoc/pull/239>`__ (`larsoner <https://github.com/larsoner>`__)
+-  DOC: Update links and code checkers info in format.rst `#228 <https://github.com/numpy/numpydoc/pull/228>`__ (`bingyao <https://github.com/bingyao>`__)
+-  DOC: Update links and info in conf.py. `#227 <https://github.com/numpy/numpydoc/pull/227>`__ (`bingyao <https://github.com/bingyao>`__)
+-  BUG: Fix full rebuilds `#226 <https://github.com/numpy/numpydoc/pull/226>`__ (`larsoner <https://github.com/larsoner>`__)
+-  MAINT: doctest and pytest `#225 <https://github.com/numpy/numpydoc/pull/225>`__ (`larsoner <https://github.com/larsoner>`__)
+-  Py3fy some doctests. `#224 <https://github.com/numpy/numpydoc/pull/224>`__ (`anntzer <https://github.com/anntzer>`__)
+-  MAINT: fix trivial source comment typos `#222 <https://github.com/numpy/numpydoc/pull/222>`__ (`luzpaz <https://github.com/luzpaz>`__)
+-  Add missing headings to code examples `#252 <https://github.com/numpy/numpydoc/pull/252>`__ (`Cadair <https://github.com/Cadair>`__)
+
+Removed
+~~~~~~~
+
+-  MNT Drop Python 2.7 and 3.4 support `#236 <https://github.com/numpy/numpydoc/pull/236>`__ (`rth <https://github.com/rth>`__)
+
+Closed issues
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+-  Prefix added to reference keys in class docstrings `#263 <https://github.com/numpy/numpydoc/issues/263>`__
+-  Test failure with python 3.9 `#261 <https://github.com/numpy/numpydoc/issues/261>`__
+-  sphinx doc napoleon extension maintainer interest request `#251 <https://github.com/numpy/numpydoc/issues/251>`__
+-  Missing reference to float_power function in the ufunc list `#250 <https://github.com/numpy/numpydoc/issues/250>`__
+
+Additional notes
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+-  CSS styling changed from NumpyDoc < 0.8 and Sphinx < 2.0 to more properly make use of definition lists. This can cause issues with rendering that can be fixed via CSS, especially when using ``sphinx-rtd-theme``. For more information, see:
+
+   -  https://github.com/numpy/numpydoc/issues/215#issuecomment-568261611
+   -  https://github.com/readthedocs/sphinx_rtd_theme/pull/838
diff --git a/numpydoc/__init__.py b/numpydoc/__init__.py
index 8058bb52..e4038f01 100644
--- a/numpydoc/__init__.py
+++ b/numpydoc/__init__.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 This package provides the numpydoc Sphinx extension for handling docstrings
 formatted according to the NumPy documentation format.
 """
-__version__ = '1.0.0.dev0'
+__version__ = '1.0.0'
 
 
 def setup(app, *args, **kwargs):