diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 4f9a7356..99aed228 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1577,7 +1577,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "ezkl-lib"
-version = "0.1.1-pre"
+version = "0.2.0"
 dependencies = [
  "bincode",
  "clap 4.3.3",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index b2e514bc..48cc2831 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "ezkl-lib"
-version = "0.1.1-pre"
+version = "0.2.0"
 edition = "2021"
 
 # See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 896e7d13..11034576 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -93,9 +93,6 @@ The EZKL project has several libraries and repos.
 
 
 
-
-
-
 ----------------------
 
 ## Contributing 🌎