diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 044f56be..91b91710 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+2.0.0-rc / 2024-01-08
+==================
+
+* feat!: secure option from config set to true by default
+* feat!: url analytics enabled by default
+* feat!: dropped Node@6 and Node@8
+
 1.41.1 / 2023-12-18
 ==================
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1f4d10dc..4f88d802 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "author": "Cloudinary <info@cloudinary.com>",
   "name": "cloudinary",
   "description": "Cloudinary NPM for node.js integration",
-  "version": "1.41.1",
+  "version": "2.0.0-rc",
   "homepage": "https://cloudinary.com",
   "license": "MIT",
   "repository": {