diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index ec2a76d7..adc9dfd7 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ homepage = "https://www.redb.org"
 repository = "https://github.com/cberner/redb"
 readme = "README.md"
 license = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
-version = "1.5.0"
+version = "2.0.0-beta0"
 edition = "2021"
 rust-version = "1.66"
 authors = ["Christopher Berner <christopherberner@gmail.com>"]