diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index e8908f058..b96f60247 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -15,6 +15,6 @@
   "tools/flagd-http-connector": "0.0.4",
   "tools/flagd-api": "1.0.0",
   "tools/flagd-api-testkit": "0.2.1",
-  "tools/flagd-core": "0.2.0",
+  "tools/flagd-core": "1.0.0",
   ".": "1.0.0"
 }
diff --git a/tools/flagd-core/CHANGELOG.md b/tools/flagd-core/CHANGELOG.md
index c5517ebb0..f107f953c 100644
--- a/tools/flagd-core/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/tools/flagd-core/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [1.0.0](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk-contrib/compare/dev.openfeature.contrib.tools.flagdcore-v0.2.0...dev.openfeature.contrib.tools.flagdcore-v1.0.0) (2026-04-02)
+
+
+### ✨ New Features
+
+* 1.0 flagd core transitive deps ([#1758](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk-contrib/issues/1758)) ([f81f2a9](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk-contrib/commit/f81f2a9ec8cd5e52fe7a2efd8b86466f2fc2c99b))
+
 ## [0.2.0](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk-contrib/compare/dev.openfeature.contrib.tools.flagdcore-v0.1.0...dev.openfeature.contrib.tools.flagdcore-v0.2.0) (2026-04-01)
 
 
diff --git a/tools/flagd-core/README.md b/tools/flagd-core/README.md
index 9eeed8795..653905736 100644
--- a/tools/flagd-core/README.md
+++ b/tools/flagd-core/README.md
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ ProviderEvaluation<Boolean> result = core.resolveBooleanValue("myBoolFlag", eval
 <dependency>
     <groupId>dev.openfeature.contrib.tools</groupId>
     <artifactId>flagd-core</artifactId>
-    <version>0.2.0</version> <!--x-release-please-version -->
+    <version>1.0.0</version> <!--x-release-please-version -->
 </dependency>
 ```
 
diff --git a/tools/flagd-core/pom.xml b/tools/flagd-core/pom.xml
index 2acbd86f3..86254dbae 100644
--- a/tools/flagd-core/pom.xml
+++ b/tools/flagd-core/pom.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     </parent>
     <groupId>dev.openfeature.contrib.tools</groupId>
     <artifactId>flagd-core</artifactId>
-    <version>0.2.0</version> <!--x-release-please-version -->
+    <version>1.0.0</version> <!--x-release-please-version -->
 
     <properties>
         <module-name>${groupId}.flagdcore</module-name>
diff --git a/tools/flagd-core/version.txt b/tools/flagd-core/version.txt
index 0ea3a944b..3eefcb9dd 100644
--- a/tools/flagd-core/version.txt
+++ b/tools/flagd-core/version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.2.0
+1.0.0