diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 84c7fa82..b518aad8 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # Change Log
 
+# 2.0.0-alpha.1
+
+- Remove Java 7 support [#316](https://github.com/rollbar/rollbar-java/pull/316)
+- Feat: Telemetry (no automatic captures for the moment, only manual)
+[#313](https://github.com/rollbar/rollbar-java/pull/313)
+
 # 1.10.3
 
 ### rollbar-logback
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 875a000b..01b0e876 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-VERSION_NAME=2.0.0-SNAPSHOT
+VERSION_NAME=2.0.0-alpha.1
 GROUP=com.rollbar
 
 POM_DESCRIPTION=For connecting your applications built on the JVM to Rollbar for Error Reporting