diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e6e5a31..586eca5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   <a href="https://github.com/p-ranav/argparse/blob/master/LICENSE">
     <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/License-MIT-yellow.svg" alt="license"/>
   </a>
-  <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/version-1.9-blue.svg?cacheSeconds=2592000" alt="version"/>
+  <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/version-2.0-blue.svg?cacheSeconds=2592000" alt="version"/>
 </p>
 
 ## Highlights