diff --git a/lib/version.py b/lib/version.py
index 54ddb1d3..be04a8bd 100644
--- a/lib/version.py
+++ b/lib/version.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-ELECTRUM_VERSION = "1.9.8"  # version of the client package
+ELECTRUM_VERSION = "2.0"    # version of the client package
 PROTOCOL_VERSION = '0.9'    # protocol version requested
 NEW_SEED_VERSION = 8        # bip32 wallets
 OLD_SEED_VERSION = 4        # old electrum deterministic generation