diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 38de546e..692cf429 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -92,11 +92,11 @@ Making a release
 The process to make a release is the following:
 * Update the Changelog with the release version and date. Ensure it's up-to-date with latest fixes & PRs merged.
 * Make sure test pass, check that Github actions are green.
+* Bump the version number in ``paho/mqtt/__init__.py``, commit the change.
 * Make a dry-run of build:
    * Build using hatch: ``python -m hatch build``
    * Check with twine for common errors: ``python -m twine check dist/*``
    * Try uploading it to testpypi: ``python3 -m twine upload --repository testpypi dist/*``
-* Bump the version number in ``paho/mqtt/__init__.py``, commit the change.
 * Do a GPG signed tag (assuming your GPG is correctly configured, it's ``git tag -s -m "Version 1.2.3" v1.2.3``)
 * Push the commit and it's tag to Github
 * Make sure your git is clean, especially the ``dist/`` folder.
diff --git a/ChangeLog.txt b/ChangeLog.txt
index 7174c8e7..89546f4b 100644
--- a/ChangeLog.txt
+++ b/ChangeLog.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-v2.0.0rc2 - 2024-01-21
-======================
+v2.0.0 - 2024-02-10
+===================
 
 This release include breaking change. See `migrations <https://eclipse.dev/paho/files/paho.mqtt.python/html/migrations.html>`_ for more details on how to upgrade.
 
diff --git a/src/paho/mqtt/__init__.py b/src/paho/mqtt/__init__.py
index 668dc019..19b6a4ab 100644
--- a/src/paho/mqtt/__init__.py
+++ b/src/paho/mqtt/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-__version__ = "2.0.0rc3.dev0"
+__version__ = "2.0.0"
 
 
 class MQTTException(Exception):