diff --git a/README.adoc b/README.adoc
index 9d482aa6..62472d7e 100644
--- a/README.adoc
+++ b/README.adoc
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 = image:./htmlsanitycheck-logo.png[Html-SC] Html Sanity Check
-:version: 1.1.5
+:version: 2.0.0
 
 :plugin-url: https://github.com/aim42/htmlSanityCheck
 :plugin-issues: https://github.com/aim42/htmlSanityCheck/issues
diff --git a/changelog.txt b/changelog.txt
index c8e6b633..078e7e22 100644
--- a/changelog.txt
+++ b/changelog.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 HtmlSanityCheck - ChangeLog
 
+v 2.0.0
+October 2023: GA/BK/JT, modularize htmlSanityChecker -> gradle plugin + core (+ CLI)
+
 v 1.1.5
 April 2021: GS, compiled with Java 8 - as I accidentally compiled V 1.1.4 with jdk 14...
 no other changes or fixes
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 2941cdd4..2a774f34 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 // version now handled in build.gradle
-version=1.1.5
+version=2.0.0