diff --git a/HISTORY.md b/HISTORY.md
index 35f5009a..6c091b1b 100644
--- a/HISTORY.md
+++ b/HISTORY.md
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-2.x
-===
+2.0.0-beta.1 / 2021-12-17
+=========================
 
   * `req.body` is no longer always initialized to `{}`
     - it is left `undefined` unless a body is parsed
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 39067b09..ed8fb3db 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "body-parser",
   "description": "Node.js body parsing middleware",
-  "version": "1.19.1",
+  "version": "2.0.0-beta.1",
   "contributors": [
     "Douglas Christopher Wilson <doug@somethingdoug.com>",
     "Jonathan Ong <me@jongleberry.com> (http://jongleberry.com)"