diff --git a/package.xml b/package.xml
index 610aabae5c5631e24ae10db34a7b81b5a0ccbcb7..68595b130104a28efaa6d9152fadbf3ec0510233 100644
--- a/package.xml
+++ b/package.xml
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 <?xml version="1.0"?>
 <package format="2">
   <name>sample_applications</name>
-  <version>0.0.0</version>
+  <version>1.0.0</version>
   <description>The sample_applications package</description>
 
   <!-- One maintainer tag required, multiple allowed, one person per tag -->
   <!-- Example:  -->
   <!-- <maintainer email="jane.doe@example.com">Jane Doe</maintainer> -->
-  <maintainer email="smt@todo.todo">Chair of Software Technology</maintainer>
+  <maintainer email="sebastian.ebert@tu-dresden.de">Sebastian Ebert</maintainer>
 
 
   <!-- One license tag required, multiple allowed, one license per tag -->