diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..985f106a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# Change Log
+All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
+
+## [1.0.3] - 2015-10-01
+### Fixed
+Payload 'to' attribute fix for smtpapi
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9016b070..7a3abff5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -201,7 +201,13 @@ mail.smtpapi = header
 
 ## Deploying ##
 
-`rake release`
+1. Confirm tests pass `bundle exec rake test`
+2. Bump the version in `lib/sendgrid/version.rb` and `spec/lib/sendgrid_spec.rb`
+3. Update CHANGELOG.md
+4. Commit Version bump vX.X.X
+5. `rake release`
+6. Push changes to GitHub
+7. Release tag on GitHub vX.X.X
 
 ## Contributing ##
 
diff --git a/lib/sendgrid/version.rb b/lib/sendgrid/version.rb
index 77e96f4c..e950d269 100644
--- a/lib/sendgrid/version.rb
+++ b/lib/sendgrid/version.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 module SendGrid
-  VERSION = '1.0.2'
+  VERSION = '1.0.3'
 end
diff --git a/spec/lib/sendgrid_spec.rb b/spec/lib/sendgrid_spec.rb
index 98910c7c..4b955977 100644
--- a/spec/lib/sendgrid_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/sendgrid_spec.rb
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@
 
 describe 'SendGrid' do
   it 'should have a version' do
-    expect(SendGrid::VERSION).to eq('1.0.2')
+    expect(SendGrid::VERSION).to eq('1.0.3')
   end
 end