diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index e93e2c9..05b73be 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 from setuptools import setup, find_packages
 
 
-BASE_VERSION = '1.13'
+BASE_VERSION = '2.0'
 SOURCE_DIR = os.path.dirname(
     os.path.abspath(__file__)
 )
@@ -76,13 +76,12 @@ def get_version():
     platforms=['Any'],
     packages=find_packages(exclude=('*test*',)),
     zip_safe=False,
-    install_requires=(
+    install_requires=[
         # SQLAlchemy 2+ is not yet submitted
         'sqlalchemy<2',
-    ),
-    extras_require={
-        'pydantic': ['pydantic>=1.8.2,<2'],
-    },
+        # now using features only found in pydantic 2+
+        'pydantic>2',
+    ],
     classifiers=[
         'Development Status :: 4 - Beta',
         'License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License',