diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ea7efaf..55ba984 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,4 +1,14 @@
 # Optimizely Flutter SDK Changelog
+
+## 1.0.1
+May 8, 2023
+
+**Official General Availability (GA) release**
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* Fix "no serializer found" error ([#51](https://github.com/optimizely/optimizely-flutter-sdk/pull/51)).
+
 ## 1.0.1-beta
 March 10, 2022
 
@@ -6,6 +16,7 @@ March 10, 2022
 
 ## 1.0.0-beta
 November 3, 2022
+
 **Beta release of the Optimizely X Full Stack Flutter SDK.**
 
 ### New Features
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9f6b00a..5da0c09 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ Other Flutter platforms are not currently supported by this SDK.
 To add the flutter-sdk to your project dependencies, include the following in your app's pubspec.yaml:
 
 ```
-   optimizely_flutter_sdk: ^1.0.1-beta
+   optimizely_flutter_sdk: ^1.0.1
 ```
 
 Then run 
diff --git a/android/build.gradle b/android/build.gradle
index d2e1bf2..d707cf2 100644
--- a/android/build.gradle
+++ b/android/build.gradle
@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@ android {
         versionName version_name
         buildConfigField "String", "CLIENT_VERSION", "\"$version_name\""
         multiDexEnabled true
+
+        // these rules will be merged to app's proguard rules
+        consumerProguardFiles './proguard-rules.txt'
     }
 
     compileOptions {
@@ -61,7 +64,7 @@ android {
 
     buildTypes {
         release {
-            minifyEnabled false
+            minifyEnabled true
             proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android.txt'), 'proguard-rules.pro'
         }
     }
diff --git a/android/proguard-rules.txt b/android/proguard-rules.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7fede45
--- /dev/null
+++ b/android/proguard-rules.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+# Add project specific ProGuard rules here.
+# You can edit the include path and order by changing the proguardFiles
+# directive in build.gradle.
+#
+# For more details, see
+#   http://developer.android.com/guide/developing/tools/proguard.html
+
+# Add any project specific keep options here:
+
+# Optimizely
+-keep class com.optimizely.optimizely_flutter_sdk.** {*;}
+-keep class com.fasterxml.jackson.** {*;}
+##---------------End: proguard configuration ----------
+
diff --git a/pubspec.yaml b/pubspec.yaml
index 6944681..66d28c3 100644
--- a/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/pubspec.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name: optimizely_flutter_sdk
 description: This repository houses the Flutter SDK for use with Optimizely Feature Experimentation, Optimizely Full Stack (legacy), and Optimizely Rollouts.
-version: 1.0.1-beta
+version: 1.0.1
 homepage: https://github.com/optimizely/optimizely-flutter-sdk
 
 environment: