diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a8d0d17..c1d4950 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -118,7 +118,5 @@ venv.bak/
 
 .vscode
 
-version.txt
-
 # generated Go binary
-protoc-gen-twirpy/protoc-gen-twirpy
\ No newline at end of file
+protoc-gen-twirpy/protoc-gen-twirpy
diff --git a/example/requirements.txt b/example/requirements.txt
index b73afa1..1153aa3 100644
--- a/example/requirements.txt
+++ b/example/requirements.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-twirp==0.0.8
+twirp==0.1.0
 uvicorn==0.23.2
diff --git a/version.txt b/version.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6e8bf73
--- /dev/null
+++ b/version.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+0.1.0