diff --git a/README.markdown b/README.markdown
index a84f7829..f7565b75 100644
--- a/README.markdown
+++ b/README.markdown
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ Check out the [wiki](https://github.com/rapid7/nexpose-client/wiki) for walk-thr
 
 This gem is heavily used for internal, automated testing of the Nexpose product. It provides calls to the Nexpose XML APIs version 1.1 and 1.2, and JSON API 2.1. It also includes a number of helper methods which are not currently exposed through alternate means.
 
+Since version 1.0 nexpose-client uses [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/). This allows for confident use of the [pessimistic operator](https://robots.thoughtbot.com/rubys-pessimistic-operator) in scripts or larger ruby projects.
+
 ## Release Notes
 
 Release notes are available on the [Releases](https://github.com/rapid7/nexpose-client/releases) page.
diff --git a/lib/nexpose/version.rb b/lib/nexpose/version.rb
index 06e0a090..4ab6b57f 100644
--- a/lib/nexpose/version.rb
+++ b/lib/nexpose/version.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 module Nexpose
   # The latest version of the Nexpose gem
-  VERSION = '1.3.1'
+  VERSION = '2.0.0'
 end