diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 58e21a592..3d82e221c 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,5 +1,18 @@
+Overview of changes leading to 2.0.1
+Friday, October 19, 2018
+====================================
+- Fix hb-version.h reported release version that went wrong (1.8.0)
+  with previous release.
+- Fix extrapolation in 'trak' table.
+- Fix hb-font infinite-recursion issue with some font funcs and
+  subclassed fonts.
+- Implement variation-kerning format in kerx table, although without
+  variation.
+- Fix return value of hb_map_is_empty().
+
+
 Overview of changes leading to 2.0.0
-Wednesday, October 17, 2018
+Thursday, October 18, 2018
 ====================================
 - Added AAT shaping support (morx/kerx/trak).
   Automatically used if GSUB/GPOS are not available respectively.
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index a3ce8c1e8..ef32bd510 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 AC_PREREQ([2.64])
 AC_INIT([HarfBuzz],
-        [2.0.0],
+        [2.0.1],
         [https://github.com/harfbuzz/harfbuzz/issues/new],
         [harfbuzz],
         [http://harfbuzz.org/])
diff --git a/src/hb-version.h b/src/hb-version.h
index d10a168a6..3f25426e2 100644
--- a/src/hb-version.h
+++ b/src/hb-version.h
@@ -38,9 +38,9 @@ HB_BEGIN_DECLS
 
 #define HB_VERSION_MAJOR 2
 #define HB_VERSION_MINOR 0
-#define HB_VERSION_MICRO 0
+#define HB_VERSION_MICRO 1
 
-#define HB_VERSION_STRING "2.0.0"
+#define HB_VERSION_STRING "2.0.1"
 
 #define HB_VERSION_ATLEAST(major,minor,micro) \
 	((major)*10000+(minor)*100+(micro) <= \