diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 789abd8b..e5849f47 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -575,6 +575,8 @@ app.use('/', proxy('internalhost.example.com', {
 
 | Release | Notes |
 | --- | --- |
+| 2.0.0 | Update all dependencies; set stage for next iteration. Interface has not changed, but the underlying libraries are not guaranteed to be backward compatible. |
+| ----- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |
 | 1.6.3 | [#453] Author should be able to delete headers in userResHeaderDecorator.
 | 1.6.2 | Update node.js versions used by ci. |
 | 1.6.1 | Minor bug fixes and documentation. |
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 22f676da..a62e3ad7 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "express-http-proxy",
-  "version": "1.6.3",
+  "version": "2.0.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "express-http-proxy",
-      "version": "1.6.3",
+      "version": "2.0.0",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "debug": "^3.0.1",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 99a8d57d..88f826f0 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "express-http-proxy",
-  "version": "1.6.3",
+  "version": "2.0.0",
   "description": "http proxy middleware for express",
   "engines": {
     "node": ">=6.0.0"