diff --git a/ape/ape-m1.c b/ape/ape-m1.c
index 0b5860e5c..cd73d5978 100644
--- a/ape/ape-m1.c
+++ b/ape/ape-m1.c
@@ -1021,7 +1021,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv, char **envp) {
     Emit("usage: ape   PROG [ARGV1,ARGV2,...]\n"
          "       ape - PROG [ARGV0,ARGV1,...]\n"
          "  ($0 = PROG.ape) [ARGV1,ARGV2,...]\n"
-         "actually portable executable loader silicon 1.9\n"
+         "actually portable executable loader silicon 2.0\n"
          "copyright 2023 justine alexandra roberts tunney\n"
          "https://justine.lol/ape.html\n");
     _exit(1);
diff --git a/ape/ape.h b/ape/ape.h
index 68ab61b0a..4e9845aea 100644
--- a/ape/ape.h
+++ b/ape/ape.h
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 #ifndef COSMOPOLITAN_APE_APE_H_
 #define COSMOPOLITAN_APE_APE_H_
 
-#define APE_VERSION_MAJOR 1
-#define APE_VERSION_MINOR 9
+#define APE_VERSION_MAJOR 2
+#define APE_VERSION_MINOR 0
 #define APE_VERSION_STR   APE_VERSION_STR_(APE_VERSION_MAJOR, APE_VERSION_MINOR)
 #define APE_VERSION_NOTE  APE_VERSION_NOTE_(APE_VERSION_MAJOR, APE_VERSION_MINOR)
 
diff --git a/ape/apeuninstall.sh b/ape/apeuninstall.sh
index cde7a7064..d69fd60f2 100755
--- a/ape/apeuninstall.sh
+++ b/ape/apeuninstall.sh
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ for x in .ape \
          .ape-1.7 \
          .ape-1.8 \
          .ape-1.9 \
+         .ape-2.0 \
          .ape-blink-0.9.2 \
          .ape-blink-1.0.0; do
   rm -f \
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