diff --git a/sdk/template/azure-template/CHANGELOG.md b/sdk/template/azure-template/CHANGELOG.md
index d69b445697a4..fcaa5307cbab 100644
--- a/sdk/template/azure-template/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/sdk/template/azure-template/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,23 +2,11 @@
 
 [comment]: # (Change log guidance: https://azure.github.io/azure-sdk/policies_releases.html#changelog-guidance)
 
-## 0.0.18b3 (Unreleased)
+## 1.0.0 (2026-09-03)
 
 ### Features Added
 
-- Some feature
-
-### Breaking Changes
-
-- Some breaking change
-
-### Bugs Fixed
-
-- Some bug fix
-
-### Other Changes
-
-- Some other change
+- GA release
 
 ## 0.0.18b2 (2020-09-04)
 
diff --git a/sdk/template/azure-template/api.md b/sdk/template/azure-template/api.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 638c13dae01a..000000000000
--- a/sdk/template/azure-template/api.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-```py
-namespace azure.template
-
-    def azure.template.template_main() -> bool: ...
-
-
-namespace azure.template.template_code
-
-    def azure.template.template_code.template_main() -> bool: ...
-
-
-```
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/sdk/template/azure-template/api.metadata.yml b/sdk/template/azure-template/api.metadata.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 7689c50feb71..000000000000
--- a/sdk/template/azure-template/api.metadata.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-apiMdSha256: 9b0fa6154e3a859680da1a07f5106508983884de567522c5166fc57bacb9cb00
-parserVersion: 0.3.31
-pythonVersion: 3.12.9
diff --git a/sdk/template/azure-template/azure/template/__init__.py b/sdk/template/azure-template/azure/template/__init__.py
index 7a6da7234878..62899c8c28e4 100644
--- a/sdk/template/azure-template/azure/template/__init__.py
+++ b/sdk/template/azure-template/azure/template/__init__.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # license information.
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------------
 from ._version import VERSION
-from .template_code import template_main
+from ._template_code import template_main
 
 __all__ = ["template_main"]
 __version__ = VERSION
diff --git a/sdk/template/azure-template/azure/template/template_code.py b/sdk/template/azure-template/azure/template/_template_code.py
similarity index 100%
rename from sdk/template/azure-template/azure/template/template_code.py
rename to sdk/template/azure-template/azure/template/_template_code.py
diff --git a/sdk/template/azure-template/azure/template/_version.py b/sdk/template/azure-template/azure/template/_version.py
index 7416f15c669c..e789e38e8758 100644
--- a/sdk/template/azure-template/azure/template/_version.py
+++ b/sdk/template/azure-template/azure/template/_version.py
@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 # matches SEMVER
-VERSION = "0.0.18b3"
+VERSION = "1.0.0"
diff --git a/sdk/template/azure-template/pyproject.toml b/sdk/template/azure-template/pyproject.toml
index e6855d32566e..96951fc3d36d 100644
--- a/sdk/template/azure-template/pyproject.toml
+++ b/sdk/template/azure-template/pyproject.toml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ keywords = ["azure", "azure sdk"]
 requires-python = ">=3.9"
 license = "MIT"
 classifiers = [
-    "Development Status :: 4 - Beta",
+    "Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable",
     "Programming Language :: Python",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3 :: Only",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ exclude = ["tests*", "samples*", "azure", "build*"]
 pytyped = ["py.typed"]
 
 [tool.azure-sdk-build]
+is_stable = true
 mypy = true
 type_check_samples = true
 verifytypes = true