HarperZ9 · Nov 14, 2026 · Nov 14, 2026 · Nov 14, 2026 · Nov 14, 2026 · Nov 14, 2026
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
diff --git a/CITATION.cff b/CITATION.cff
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ message: "If you use this software, please cite it using these metadata."
 type: software
 title: "Flywheel"
 abstract: "Run AI tasks on any hosted or local model, check answers against the sources that decide them, and keep a record of every step."
-version: "1.9.0"
-date-released: 2026-10-15
+version: "2.0.0"
+date-released: 2026-11-14
 authors:
   - family-names: "Harper"
     given-names: "Zain Dana"

diff --git a/QUICKSTART.md b/QUICKSTART.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 Flywheel routes a task to the local or hosted model and tools you choose, then
 keeps a **receipt you can re-check yourself** for every accepted answer. The
-current release is `1.9.0`. The browser shell below is the fallback surface, and
+current release is `2.0.0`. The browser shell below is the fallback surface, and
 the native Windows app is the current user-facing client.
 
 ## Run it now

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ python -m pip install flywheel-verify
 flywheel gate
 ```
 
-[![version: 1.9.0](https://img.shields.io/badge/version-1.9.0-e6e1d6?style=flat-square&labelColor=1a1712)](https://pypi.org/project/flywheel-verify/)
+[![version: 2.0.0](https://img.shields.io/badge/version-2.0.0-e6e1d6?style=flat-square&labelColor=1a1712)](https://pypi.org/project/flywheel-verify/)
 [![CI](https://github.com/HarperZ9/flywheel/actions/workflows/ci.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/HarperZ9/flywheel/actions/workflows/ci.yml)
 [![license](https://img.shields.io/badge/license-FSL--1.1--MIT-e6e1d6?style=flat-square&labelColor=1a1712)](https://github.com/HarperZ9/flywheel/blob/main/LICENSE)
 ![python 3.11+](https://img.shields.io/badge/python-3.11%2B-e6e1d6?style=flat-square&labelColor=1a1712)
@@ -115,6 +115,10 @@ of its own and no hosted gateway.
 - Request content goes to the model provider you pick, under its terms. With a
   local model it stays on your machine.
 - The desktop app ships for Windows only.
+- How often `flywheel code` finishes a task, against other coding agents on
+  a public benchmark, has not been measured. The capability matrix under
+  [Benchmarks](#benchmarks) shows which features exist. It does not show
+  task success.
 - In the Windows app's installed-app check, 15 of 17 lanes reach the class
   the check expects for them. index needs Git to reach it, and the pinned
   telos version has not been through that check yet

diff --git a/RELEASE-NOTES-2.0.0.md b/RELEASE-NOTES-2.0.0.md
diff --git a/SECURITY.md b/SECURITY.md
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 | Version | Fixes |
 |---|---|
 | 2.x | Security fixes and all other fixes, in the next release |
-| 1.9.x | Security fixes only, until SECURITY-WINDOW-END (90 days after the 2.0.0 release) |
+| 1.9.x | Security fixes only, until 2027-02-12 (90 days after the 2.0.0 release) |
 | 1.8.x and older | None. Upgrade to 2.x or to the latest 1.9.x |
 
 `flywheel --version` prints the version you have. `flywheel update` says

diff --git a/desktop/lib/version.dart b/desktop/lib/version.dart
@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@
 // (test/version_truth_test.dart) fails the suite the moment the two
 // disagree, so this can never silently lie about what is running.
 
-const String appVersion = '1.9.0';
+const String appVersion = '2.0.0';
 const String appPublisher = 'Zain Dana Harper';
 const String appReleases = 'github.com/HarperZ9/flywheel/releases';
diff --git a/desktop/pubspec.yaml b/desktop/pubspec.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 name: flywheel_desktop
 description: "Flywheel Desktop — the native surface for the one platform: routing, verification, lanes, the closed loop, and the projected world."
 publish_to: "none"
-version: 1.9.0+40
+version: 2.0.0+41
 
 environment:
   sdk: ^3.6.0

diff --git a/docs/GITHUB-ACTION.md b/docs/GITHUB-ACTION.md
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - uses: HarperZ9/flywheel@v1.9.0   # or a commit
+      - uses: HarperZ9/flywheel@v2.0.0   # or a commit
         env:
           ANTHROPIC_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.ANTHROPIC_API_KEY }}
         with:

diff --git a/docs/VERSIONING.md b/docs/VERSIONING.md
@@ -96,7 +96,8 @@ version's end of life upstream.
 
 Fixes ship in the next release. Older releases do not get backported fixes,
 with one exception: 1.9.x receives security fixes for 90 days after 2.0.0 is
-released, and no other fixes. Upgrade with `flywheel update --apply` or your
+released, until 2027-02-12, and no other fixes. The
+[security policy](../SECURITY.md) says how to report a problem. Upgrade with `flywheel update --apply` or your
 package manager. Each
 release's license terms, including its date of conversion to MIT, are on the
 [licensing](LICENSING.md) page.
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 # an unrelated package, so this publishes under a scoped name. The installed
 # console command stays `flywheel` (see [project.scripts]).
 name = "flywheel-verify"
-version = "1.9.0"
+version = "2.0.0"
 description = "Run any model, keep a receipt you can recheck offline."
 readme = "README.md"
 # 3.11, not 3.10, because `datetime.UTC` landed in 3.11 and 51 modules use it.