diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 3867132f..9e4c0f07 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # xdmod-data Changelog
 
+## Main development branch
+
 ## v1.0.1 (2024-09-27)
 
 This release has bug fixes, performance improvements, and updates for compatibility, tests, and documentation.
diff --git a/docs/developing.md b/docs/developing.md
index 1d637043..67f934a4 100644
--- a/docs/developing.md
+++ b/docs/developing.md
@@ -87,11 +87,13 @@
     1. Where it says `Describe this release`, paste in the contents of the release's section in `CHANGELOG.md`.
     1. Where it says `Attach binaries`, attach the built distribution that was uploaded to PyPI.
     1. Click `Publish release`.
+    1. Go to the [GitHub milestones](https://github.com/ubccr/xdmod-data/milestones) and close the milestone for the version.
 
 ## After release
 
 1. Make a new branch of `xdmod-data` and:
-    1. Make sure the version number is updated in `xdmod_data/__version__.py` to a beta release of the next version, e.g., `1.0.1-beta.1`.
+    1. Make sure the version number is updated in `xdmod_data/__version__.py` to a pre-release of the next version, e.g., `1.0.1-01`.
     1. Update `CHANGELOG.md` to add a section at the top called `Main development branch`.
+    1. Go to the [GitHub milestones](https://github.com/ubccr/xdmod-data/milestones) and add a milestone for the version.
     1. Create a Pull Request for the new version.
     1. Once the Pull Request is approved, merge it into `main`.
diff --git a/xdmod_data/__version__.py b/xdmod_data/__version__.py
index 09869ff8..41086d70 100644
--- a/xdmod_data/__version__.py
+++ b/xdmod_data/__version__.py
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 __title__ = 'xdmod-data'
-__version__ = '1.0.1'
+__version__ = '2.0.0-01'