diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 9dc7158..089c87d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Each version entry is written as a heading in the format `[<version number>] - Y
 
 ---
 
-## [Unreleased]
+## [2.0.0-beta1] - 2017-05-03
 
 ### Documentation
 
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ff7e25d..1de5d11 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -122,7 +122,6 @@ publish: clean lint
 	$(MAKE) _test-sauce
 	git checkout -b "publish/$(VERSION)"
 	$(MAKE) _documentation
-	-git add --update
 	git commit -m "(release) Publishes version $(VERSION)" --allow-empty
 	git tag "release/$(VERSION)"
 	git push --tags
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2e04d76..16f5943 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "folktale",
-  "version": "2.0.0-alpha5",
+  "version": "2.0.0-beta1",
   "description": "A suite of libraries for generic functional programming in JavaScript that allows you to write elegant modular applications with fewer bugs and more reuse.",
   "main": "./index.js",
   "scripts": {