diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 9a243254..1fc933f6 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
-== Version ??? (upcoming release)
+== Version 0.10.0
+
+This release is a major step towards a version 1.0 release. It should be
+considered an Alpha release; core functionality is complete but some
+ancillary functionality is still unimplemented. It is believed to be of
+good quality but bugs may be present.
 
  * When not running as system init, dinit will now fail to start if the control
    socket cannot be opened. In particular this should prevent accidentally
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7bf7c528..ccd0e2b2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Dinit
-v0.9.1 (development release)
+v0.10.0 (development release)
 
 This is the README for Dinit, the service manager and init system. It is
 intended to provide an overview; For full documentation please check the manual pages. 
diff --git a/TODO b/TODO
index d4c47653..5922a6bc 100644
--- a/TODO
+++ b/TODO
@@ -1,10 +1,3 @@
-For version 0.10.0:
--------------------
-* [DONE] Check that desired_state is getting set correctly. (Currently we don't decide whether a
-  service will restart until it stops...)
-* [DONE] control protocol: START: add response case for not starting because pinned in stopped
-* [DONE] for non-system init, fail to start if the control socket exists
-
 For version 0.11.+:
 ------------------
 * report process launch failure reason (stage & errno) via dinitctl.
diff --git a/doc/DESIGN b/doc/DESIGN
index 3f00cb04..f296dedd 100644
--- a/doc/DESIGN
+++ b/doc/DESIGN
@@ -59,14 +59,19 @@ Source code organisation
 Most function comments and general documentation can be found in header files rather than in the
 corresponding source files.
 
-dinit.cc - main event loop handling, command line parsing, general initialisation
+dinit-main.cc - just a wrapper around the entry point; reports exceptions
 
-service.cc, proc-service.cc, baseproc-service.cc -
-    service logic (see service.h, proc-service.h)
+dinit.cc - main entry point, command line parsing, general initialisation, event loop processing,
+        system management (shutdown / reboot etc)
+
+service.cc - base service logic (see service.h)
+
+proc-service.cc, baseproc-service.cc - process-based service logic (see service.h, proc-service.h)
+        This builds on functionality in service.cc
     
 run-child-proc.cc - contains service_record::run_child_proc(), used to run child processes.
 
-load-service.cc - service loading
+load-service.cc - service loading (see load-service.h)
 
 control.cc - control protocol handling
 
diff --git a/src/version.conf b/src/version.conf
index 5b51c038..271ad30b 100644
--- a/src/version.conf
+++ b/src/version.conf
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 # Included from Makefiles.
-VERSION=0.9.1
-MONTH=September
+VERSION=0.10.0
+MONTH=December
 YEAR=2020