diff --git a/changes/xxx.feature.rst b/changes/xxx.feature.rst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5bc6aba03
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changes/xxx.feature.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+RCEdit v2.0.0 is now used to build Windows apps. Run ``briefcase upgrade`` to use this latest version.
diff --git a/src/briefcase/integrations/rcedit.py b/src/briefcase/integrations/rcedit.py
index e59189f9c..59b3f2d8c 100644
--- a/src/briefcase/integrations/rcedit.py
+++ b/src/briefcase/integrations/rcedit.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ class RCEdit(ManagedTool):
     @property
     def download_url(self) -> str:
         return (
-            "https://github.com/electron/rcedit/releases/download/v1.1.1/rcedit-x64.exe"
+            "https://github.com/electron/rcedit/releases/download/v2.0.0/rcedit-x64.exe"
         )
 
     @property
diff --git a/tests/integrations/rcedit/test_RCEdit__upgrade.py b/tests/integrations/rcedit/test_RCEdit__upgrade.py
index ba98dcac1..3403d16f2 100644
--- a/tests/integrations/rcedit/test_RCEdit__upgrade.py
+++ b/tests/integrations/rcedit/test_RCEdit__upgrade.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ def side_effect_create_mock_appimage(*args, **kwargs):
     # A download is invoked
     mock_tools.download.file.assert_called_with(
         url="https://github.com/electron/rcedit/"
-        "releases/download/v1.1.1/rcedit-x64.exe",
+        "releases/download/v2.0.0/rcedit-x64.exe",
         download_path=tmp_path / "tools",
         role="RCEdit",
     )
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ def test_upgrade_rcedit_download_failure(mock_tools, rcedit, tmp_path):
     # A download was invoked
     mock_tools.download.file.assert_called_with(
         url="https://github.com/electron/rcedit/"
-        "releases/download/v1.1.1/rcedit-x64.exe",
+        "releases/download/v2.0.0/rcedit-x64.exe",
         download_path=tmp_path / "tools",
         role="RCEdit",
     )
diff --git a/tests/integrations/rcedit/test_RCEdit__verify.py b/tests/integrations/rcedit/test_RCEdit__verify.py
index 887dbc651..801cc1e70 100644
--- a/tests/integrations/rcedit/test_RCEdit__verify.py
+++ b/tests/integrations/rcedit/test_RCEdit__verify.py
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ def side_effect_create_mock_appimage(*args, **kwargs):
     # A download is invoked
     mock_tools.download.file.assert_called_with(
         url="https://github.com/electron/rcedit/"
-        "releases/download/v1.1.1/rcedit-x64.exe",
+        "releases/download/v2.0.0/rcedit-x64.exe",
         download_path=tmp_path / "tools",
         role="RCEdit",
     )
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ def test_verify_rcedit_download_failure(mock_tools, tmp_path):
     # A download was invoked
     mock_tools.download.file.assert_called_with(
         url="https://github.com/electron/rcedit/"
-        "releases/download/v1.1.1/rcedit-x64.exe",
+        "releases/download/v2.0.0/rcedit-x64.exe",
         download_path=tmp_path / "tools",
         role="RCEdit",
     )