diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index 594a2a0d5c..23e42161fe 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -1,5 +1,15 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 2.0.1~rc1
+
+### Operations
+
+* Updated admin dependencies: cryptography from 3.2.1 to 3.4.7, cffi from 1.14.2 to 1.14.5 (#6030)
+
+### Development
+
+* Updated testinfra tests to use site-specific configuration against production instances (#6032)
+
 ## 2.0.0
 
 ### Web applications
diff --git a/install_files/ansible-base/group_vars/all/securedrop b/install_files/ansible-base/group_vars/all/securedrop
index ea618c1ea4..298cdf8c56 100644
--- a/install_files/ansible-base/group_vars/all/securedrop
+++ b/install_files/ansible-base/group_vars/all/securedrop
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # Variables that apply to both the app and monitor server go in this file
 # If the monitor or app server need different values define the variable in
 # hosts_vars/app.yml or host_vars/mon.yml
-securedrop_version: "2.0.0"
+securedrop_version: "2.0.1~rc1"
 securedrop_app_code_sdist_name: "securedrop-app-code-{{ securedrop_version | replace('~', '-') }}.tar.gz"
 
 grsecurity: true
diff --git a/install_files/ansible-base/roles/build-securedrop-app-code-deb-pkg/files/changelog-focal b/install_files/ansible-base/roles/build-securedrop-app-code-deb-pkg/files/changelog-focal
index fc8effa2a9..cd36a1c0ce 100644
--- a/install_files/ansible-base/roles/build-securedrop-app-code-deb-pkg/files/changelog-focal
+++ b/install_files/ansible-base/roles/build-securedrop-app-code-deb-pkg/files/changelog-focal
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+securedrop-app-code (2.0.1~rc1+focal) focal; urgency=medium
+
+  * see changelog.md
+
+ -- SecureDrop Team <securedrop@freedom.press>  Tue, 06 Jul 2021 19:56:50 -0400
+
 securedrop-app-code (2.0.0+focal) focal; urgency=medium
 
   * see changelog.md 
diff --git a/molecule/builder-focal/tests/vars.yml b/molecule/builder-focal/tests/vars.yml
index 1fccdc58b5..00c1d1d924 100644
--- a/molecule/builder-focal/tests/vars.yml
+++ b/molecule/builder-focal/tests/vars.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-securedrop_version: "2.0.0"
+securedrop_version: "2.0.1~rc1"
 ossec_version: "3.6.0"
 keyring_version: "0.1.5"
 config_version: "0.1.4"
diff --git a/securedrop/version.py b/securedrop/version.py
index afced14728..76fde6a0bc 100644
--- a/securedrop/version.py
+++ b/securedrop/version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = '2.0.0'
+__version__ = '2.0.1~rc1'
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 5fd3b39aa5..02b7f43289 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 setuptools.setup(
     name="securedrop-app-code",
-    version="2.0.0",
+    version="2.0.1~rc1",
     author="Freedom of the Press Foundation",
     author_email="securedrop@freedom.press",
     description="SecureDrop Server",