diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 11bb4aef..c5022aa6 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-CVS code -
+GNU nano 2.0.0 - 2006.11.06
 - General:
 	- Miscellaneous comment fixes. (DLR)
 	- Add syntax for POV-Ray files.  New file doc/syntax/pov.nanorc;
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 9134d6d2..aba65c5a 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,19 @@
+2006.11.06 - GNU nano 2.0.0 does its little dance.  This release adds
+		documentation updates and a few cosmetic tweaks.
+			For those who haven't been following nano 1.3
+		development, there are a ton of new features, including
+		support for UTF-8, moving to a specified line and column
+		instead of just a line, improved color syntax
+		highlighting, inserting previously untypeable characters
+		using "Verbatim Input" mode, and copying text into the
+		cutbuffer without cutting it.  There are also fixes for
+		some long-standing bugs, such as the "NumLock glitch"
+		from nano 1.2.x, and the inability to unjustify text
+		after resizing.  Finally, there are also a ton of
+		translation updates and new translations, as well as new
+		color syntaxes.  See the UPGRADE file for more
+		information, and enjoy the new stable release.
+
 2006.10.25 - GNU nano 1.9.99pre3 learns to appreciate life.  This
 		release fixes a bug where the screen sometimes wouldn't
 		be updated properly after copying text into the
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index bcc4bb6f..64416330 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 #
 # $Id$
 
-AC_INIT([GNU nano], [1.9.99pre3-cvs], [nano-devel@gnu.org], [nano])
+AC_INIT([GNU nano], [2.0.0], [nano-devel@gnu.org], [nano])
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([src/nano.c])
 AC_CANONICAL_TARGET([])
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE