diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 8989f4a66..18791be78 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-    ".": "1.20.1"
+    ".": "2.0.0"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4d4a3d2f2..3759b38b1 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,16 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [2.0.0](https://github.com/googlemaps-samples/android-samples/compare/v1.20.1...v2.0.0) (2026-01-28)
+
+
+### ⚠ BREAKING CHANGES
+
+* This release upgrades the Maps SDK to v20.0.0, which may require code changes for the new renderer and other API adjustments.
+
+### Features
+
+* update to Maps SDK 2.0.0 ([#2346](https://github.com/googlemaps-samples/android-samples/issues/2346)) ([7e0db8c](https://github.com/googlemaps-samples/android-samples/commit/7e0db8ca3738f30915371ba2f890734f1ab849e7))
+
 ## [1.20.1](https://github.com/googlemaps-samples/android-samples/compare/v1.20.0...v1.20.1) (2026-01-07)
 
 
diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index 0fde98189..6948471d7 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ minSdk = "24"
 compileSdk = "36"
 targetSdk = "36"
 versionCode = "1"
-versionName = "1.20.1" # {x-release-please-version}
+versionName = "2.0.0" # {x-release-please-version}
 javaVersion = "17"
 
 # Kotlin & Coroutines