diff --git a/DESCRIPTION b/DESCRIPTION
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 Package: scoringutils
 Title: Utilities for Scoring and Assessing Predictions
-Version: 1.2.2.9000
+Version: 2.0.0
 Language: en-GB
 Authors@R: c(
     person(given = "Nikos",
diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
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-# scoringutils 1.2.2.9000
+# scoringutils 2.0.0
 
 This update represents a major rewrite of the package and introduces breaking changes. If you want to keep using the older version, you can download it using `remotes::install_github("epiforecasts/scoringutils@v1.2")`.