diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9795fe17..85e30e34 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ packer {
   required_version = ">= 1.7.0"
   required_plugins {
     vmware = {
-      version = ">= 1.2.0"
+      version = ">= 2.0.0"
       source  = "github.com/vmware/vmware"
     }
   }
diff --git a/version/version.go b/version/version.go
index 17663eb2..72480980 100644
--- a/version/version.go
+++ b/version/version.go
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import "github.com/hashicorp/packer-plugin-sdk/version"
 
 var (
 	Version           = "2.0.0"
-	VersionPrerelease = "dev"
+	VersionPrerelease = ""
 	VersionMetadata   = ""
 	PluginVersion     = version.NewPluginVersion(Version, VersionPrerelease, VersionMetadata)
 )