diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7fe33da8..ec112358 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ mining, a certificate from an authority (`CA`) like
   command without cloning this repository:
 
   ```sh
-  $ go install github.com/decred/dcrpool@v1.3.0
+  $ go install github.com/decred/dcrpool@release-v2.0.0
   ```
 
   Using `@master` instead will perform a build using the latest code from the
diff --git a/version.go b/version.go
index 41eff734..70dad11c 100644
--- a/version.go
+++ b/version.go
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ var (
 	// the app will panic at runtime.  Of particular note is the pre-release
 	// and build metadata portions MUST only contain characters from
 	// semanticAlphabet.
-	version = "1.3.0-pre"
+	version = "2.0.0-pre"
 
 	// NOTE: The following values are set via init by parsing the above version
 	// string.