diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 16bb1b32..7171266f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 ## Version 1.7 Beta 1 [2022-05-17]
 
+**Note:** The 1.7 release was renamed to 2.0 on 2022-10-06. See #1144.
+
 ### Release Notes
 
 This is a beta release of the next release version, and is intended for testing purposes. Please be
diff --git a/novelwriter/__init__.py b/novelwriter/__init__.py
index 0ae10566..dc8f8c62 100644
--- a/novelwriter/__init__.py
+++ b/novelwriter/__init__.py
@@ -60,9 +60,9 @@ __license__    = "GPLv3"
 __author__     = "Veronica Berglyd Olsen"
 __maintainer__ = "Veronica Berglyd Olsen"
 __email__      = "code@vkbo.net"
-__version__    = "1.7-beta1"
-__hexversion__ = "0x010700b1"
-__date__       = "2022-05-17"
+__version__    = "2.0-beta1"
+__hexversion__ = "0x020000b1"
+__date__       = "2022-10-06"
 __status__     = "Stable"
 __domain__     = "novelwriter.io"
 __url__        = "https://novelwriter.io"