diff --git a/pynetdicom/_version.py b/pynetdicom/_version.py
index 959d990a35..8cd7c3df02 100644
--- a/pynetdicom/_version.py
+++ b/pynetdicom/_version.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 
 # pynetdicom version
-__version__ = "2.0.0.dev0"
+__version__ = "2.0.0"
 
 # DICOM Standard version used for SOP classes and instances
 __dicom_version__: str = "2021e"