diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29bb2..0000000000
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 1992d15324..94b26e5283 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+- 2.0.0
+  - this NEWS file is neglected in favor of the svn commit logs.
+    See http://snapshots.linuxbios.org/
 - 1.1.8
   - Store everything in arch
 - 1.1.7
diff --git a/src/config/Options.lb b/src/config/Options.lb
index 5f1800a583..b4b971bc2c 100644
--- a/src/config/Options.lb
+++ b/src/config/Options.lb
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ define OBJCOPY
 	comment "Objcopy command"
 end
 define LINUXBIOS_VERSION
-	default "1.1.8"
+	default "2.0.0"
 	export always
 	format "\"%s\""
 	comment "LinuxBIOS version"