diff --git a/build/debian/aptly-add-deb.sh b/build/debian/aptly-add-deb.sh
index aa8eb00..ecef3d5 100755
--- a/build/debian/aptly-add-deb.sh
+++ b/build/debian/aptly-add-deb.sh
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ echo "See 'MindForger Release Guide#Debian and my PPA' notebook for detailed ste
 #aptly repo show mindforger-com-ppa
 
 # add .deb to repository
-#aptly repo add mindforger-com-ppa hstr_1.28.0-1_amd64.deb
-#aptly repo remove mindforger-com-ppa hstr_1.28.0-1_amd64
+#aptly repo add mindforger-com-ppa hstr_2.0.0-1_amd64.deb
+#aptly repo remove mindforger-com-ppa hstr_2.0.0-1_amd64
 
 # show repo content w/ packages
 #aptly repo show -with-packages mindforger-com-ppa
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ echo "See 'MindForger Release Guide#Debian and my PPA' notebook for detailed ste
 #aptly snapshot drop mf-test-snapshot
 
 # create snapshot in the time of release - note release NAME 
-#aptly snapshot create hstr-1.28.0 from repo mindforger-com-ppa
+#aptly snapshot create hstr-2.0.0 from repo mindforger-com-ppa
 
 # show published snapshots
 #aptly publish list 
@@ -51,6 +51,6 @@ echo "See 'MindForger Release Guide#Debian and my PPA' notebook for detailed ste
 #aptly publish drop stretch
 
 # publish snapshot to local filesystem so that it can be uploaded - note release NAME
-#aptly publish snapshot mindforger-1.42.0
+#aptly publish snapshot hstr-2.0.0
 
 # eof
diff --git a/build/debian/make-deb.sh b/build/debian/make-deb.sh
index 1b2c6d5..593d21c 100755
--- a/build/debian/make-deb.sh
+++ b/build/debian/make-deb.sh
@@ -148,8 +148,8 @@ then
   exit 1
 fi
 
-export ARG_BAZAAR_MSG="HSTR 1.28.0"
-export ARG_VERSION="1.28.0"
+export ARG_BAZAAR_MSG="HSTR 2.0.0"
+export ARG_VERSION="2.0.0"
 
 # Debian releases: https://www.debian.org/releases/
 #   6/7/8/9/10: squeeze wheezy jessie stretch buster
diff --git a/build/fedora/rpm-from-deb.sh b/build/fedora/rpm-from-deb.sh
index f05f9c0..736e0bd 100755
--- a/build/fedora/rpm-from-deb.sh
+++ b/build/fedora/rpm-from-deb.sh
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 # This script is available from http://www.mindforger.com/fedora/fedora-rpm-from-deb.sh
 # to be easily available in VMs
 
-export MFVERSION="1.28.0"
+export MFVERSION="2.0.0"
 export MFPRJNAME="hstr-${MFVERSION}"
 export AMD64NAME="hstr_${MFVERSION}-1_amd64"
 export I386NAME="hstr_${MFVERSION}-1_i386"
diff --git a/build/tarball/tarball-build.sh b/build/tarball/tarball-build.sh
index a4e886b..fa64cf9 100755
--- a/build/tarball/tarball-build.sh
+++ b/build/tarball/tarball-build.sh
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
 export SCRIPT_HOME=`pwd`
 
-export HH_VERSION="1.28.0"
+export HH_VERSION="2.0.0"
 
 export NOW=`date +%Y-%m-%d--%H-%M-%S`
 export GH_RELEASE_DIR=~/p/hstr/release
diff --git a/build/ubuntu/launchpad-make-all-releases.sh b/build/ubuntu/launchpad-make-all-releases.sh
index 6cbd52c..e4df433 100755
--- a/build/ubuntu/launchpad-make-all-releases.sh
+++ b/build/ubuntu/launchpad-make-all-releases.sh
@@ -162,8 +162,8 @@ then
     exit 1
 fi
 
-export ARG_BAZAAR_MSG="Release 1.28"
-export ARG_MAJOR_VERSION=1.28.
+export ARG_BAZAAR_MSG="Release 2.0"
+export ARG_MAJOR_VERSION=2.0.
 export ARG_MINOR_VERSION=0 # minor version is incremented for every Ubuntu version
 
 # https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Releases
diff --git a/pad.xml b/pad.xml
index 0d8f22c..29d74ec 100644
--- a/pad.xml
+++ b/pad.xml
@@ -51,9 +51,9 @@
 	</Company_Info>
 	<Program_Info>
 		<Program_Name>HSTR</Program_Name>
-		<Program_Version>1.28.0</Program_Version>
+		<Program_Version>2.0.0</Program_Version>
 		<Program_Release_Month>08</Program_Release_Month>
-		<Program_Release_Day>01</Program_Release_Day>
+		<Program_Release_Day>30</Program_Release_Day>
 		<Program_Release_Year>2018</Program_Release_Year>
 		<Program_Cost_Dollars />
 		<Program_Cost_Other_Code>USD</Program_Cost_Other_Code>