diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index c99d218..f66606b 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ version=$(shell git rev-parse HEAD)
 
 # Global release version.
 # Change this to bump the build version!
-version="0.3.2"
+version="1.0.0"
 
 compile: ## Compile for the local architecture ⚙
 	@echo "Compiling..."
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 37d6483..26dc5e9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -60,26 +60,21 @@ There is a "repository" of examples to borrow/fork:
 As long as there is a Go system that implements this interface it can be used with `naml`. See examples for how to include an implementation in your project.
 
 ```go
-//  changelog: naml v1.0.0 breaks Deployable and replaces *kubernetes.Clienset with kubernetes.Interface
-
 // Deployable is an interface that can be implemented
 // for deployable applications.
 type Deployable interface {
 
-    // Install will attempt to install in Kubernetes
-    Install(client kubernetes.Interface) error
-
-    // Uninstall will attempt to uninstall in Kubernetes
-    Uninstall(client kubernetes.Interface) error
+// Install will attempt to install in Kubernetes
+Install(client kubernetes.Interface) error
 
-    // Meta returns the Kubernetes native ObjectMeta which is used to manage applications with naml.
-    Meta() *metav1.ObjectMeta
+// Uninstall will attempt to uninstall in Kubernetes
+Uninstall(client kubernetes.Interface) error
 
-    // Description returns the application description
-    Description() string
+// Meta returns a NAML Meta structure which embed Kubernetes *metav1.ObjectMeta
+Meta() *AppMeta
 
-    // Objects will return the runtime objects defined for each application
-    Objects() []runtime.Object
+// Objects will return the runtime objects defined for each application
+Objects() []runtime.Object
 }
 ```
 
diff --git a/embed_gen.go b/embed_gen.go
index e9afe6a..ab70da4 100644
--- a/embed_gen.go
+++ b/embed_gen.go
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ func New{{ .AppNameTitle }}(name, description string) *{{ .AppNameTitle }} {
 			Description: description,
 			ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
 				Name: name,
+				ResourceVersion: Version,
 			},
 		},
 	}
@@ -137,65 +138,49 @@ package {{ .PackageName }}
 import (
 	"context"
 
-{{ .Packages }}
+	{{ .Packages }}
 
+	"github.com/kris-nova/naml"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
 )
 
-// {{ .AppNameTitle }}Version is the current release of your application.
 var {{ .AppNameTitle }}Version string = "{{ .Version }}"
 
-// App is a very important grown up business application.
-type App struct {
-	metav1.ObjectMeta
-	description string
+type {{ .AppNameTitle }} struct {
+	naml.AppMeta
 	objects []runtime.Object
-	// ----------------------------------
-	// Add your configuration fields here
-	// ----------------------------------
 }
 
-// NewApp will create a new instance of App.
-//
-// See https://github.com/naml-examples for more examples.
-//
-// This is where you pass in fields to your application (similar to Values.yaml)
-// Example: func NewApp(name string, example string, something int) *App
-func NewApp(name, description string) *App {
-	return &App{
-		description: description,
-		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
-			Name: name,
-			ResourceVersion: {{ .AppNameTitle }}Version,
+func New{{ .AppNameTitle }}(name, description string) *{{ .AppNameTitle }} {
+	return &{{ .AppNameTitle }}{
+		AppMeta: naml.AppMeta{
+			Description: description,
+			ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+				Name: name,
+				ResourceVersion: {{ .AppNameTitle }}Version,
+			},
 		},
-	    // ----------------------------------
-	    // Add your configuration fields here
-	    // ----------------------------------
 	}
 }
 
-func (a *App) Install(client kubernetes.Interface) error {
+func (x *{{ .AppNameTitle }}) Install(client kubernetes.Interface) error {
 	var err error
 	{{ .Install }}
 	return err
 }
 
-func (a *App) Uninstall(client kubernetes.Interface) error {
+func (x *{{ .AppNameTitle }}) Uninstall(client kubernetes.Interface) error {
 	var err error
 	{{ .Uninstall }}
 	return err
 }
 
-func (a *App) Description() string {
-	return a.description
-}
-
-func (a *App) Meta() *metav1.ObjectMeta {
-	return &a.ObjectMeta
+func (x *{{ .AppNameTitle }}) Meta() *naml.AppMeta {
+	return &x.AppMeta
 }
 
-func (a *App) Objects() []runtime.Object {
-	return a.objects
+func (x *{{ .AppNameTitle }}) Objects() []runtime.Object {
+	return x.objects
 }
 `
diff --git a/src/library.go.tpl b/src/library.go.tpl
index fe22e32..f54d93a 100644
--- a/src/library.go.tpl
+++ b/src/library.go.tpl
@@ -25,64 +25,48 @@ package {{ .PackageName }}
 import (
 	"context"
 
-{{ .Packages }}
+	{{ .Packages }}
 
+	"github.com/kris-nova/naml"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
 )
 
-// {{ .AppNameTitle }}Version is the current release of your application.
 var {{ .AppNameTitle }}Version string = "{{ .Version }}"
 
-// App is a very important grown up business application.
-type App struct {
-	metav1.ObjectMeta
-	description string
+type {{ .AppNameTitle }} struct {
+	naml.AppMeta
 	objects []runtime.Object
-	// ----------------------------------
-	// Add your configuration fields here
-	// ----------------------------------
 }
 
-// NewApp will create a new instance of App.
-//
-// See https://github.com/naml-examples for more examples.
-//
-// This is where you pass in fields to your application (similar to Values.yaml)
-// Example: func NewApp(name string, example string, something int) *App
-func NewApp(name, description string) *App {
-	return &App{
-		description: description,
-		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
-			Name: name,
-			ResourceVersion: {{ .AppNameTitle }}Version,
+func New{{ .AppNameTitle }}(name, description string) *{{ .AppNameTitle }} {
+	return &{{ .AppNameTitle }}{
+		AppMeta: naml.AppMeta{
+			Description: description,
+			ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+				Name: name,
+				ResourceVersion: {{ .AppNameTitle }}Version,
+			},
 		},
-	    // ----------------------------------
-	    // Add your configuration fields here
-	    // ----------------------------------
 	}
 }
 
-func (a *App) Install(client kubernetes.Interface) error {
+func (x *{{ .AppNameTitle }}) Install(client kubernetes.Interface) error {
 	var err error
 	{{ .Install }}
 	return err
 }
 
-func (a *App) Uninstall(client kubernetes.Interface) error {
+func (x *{{ .AppNameTitle }}) Uninstall(client kubernetes.Interface) error {
 	var err error
 	{{ .Uninstall }}
 	return err
 }
 
-func (a *App) Description() string {
-	return a.description
+func (x *{{ .AppNameTitle }}) Meta() *naml.AppMeta {
+	return &x.AppMeta
 }
 
-func (a *App) Meta() *metav1.ObjectMeta {
-	return &a.ObjectMeta
+func (x *{{ .AppNameTitle }}) Objects() []runtime.Object {
+	return x.objects
 }
-
-func (a *App) Objects() []runtime.Object {
-	return a.objects
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main.go.tpl b/src/main.go.tpl
index f9493a6..21a0c64 100644
--- a/src/main.go.tpl
+++ b/src/main.go.tpl
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ func New{{ .AppNameTitle }}(name, description string) *{{ .AppNameTitle }} {
 			Description: description,
 			ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
 				Name: name,
+				ResourceVersion: Version,
 			},
 		},
 	}
diff --git a/tests/manifest_test.go b/tests/manifest_test.go
index b73c38e..06f010a 100644
--- a/tests/manifest_test.go
+++ b/tests/manifest_test.go
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ func TestManifests(t *testing.T) {
 			err := generateCompileRunYAML(filepath.Join("manifests", file.Name()))
 			if err != nil {
 				t.Errorf(err.Error())
+				t.FailNow()
 			}
 		}(file.Name())
 	}