diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 05aa323ca93f76a9115661dab4ed8c393437325e..ef5bf919c8a5b7424439fc71c57b1fdd83941bc7 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8)
 
 set(PACKAGE_NAME      "grpc")
-set(PACKAGE_VERSION   "1.1.0-dev")
+set(PACKAGE_VERSION   "2.0.0-dev")
 set(PACKAGE_STRING    "${PACKAGE_NAME} ${PACKAGE_VERSION}")
 set(PACKAGE_TARNAME   "${PACKAGE_NAME}-${PACKAGE_VERSION}")
 set(PACKAGE_BUGREPORT "https://github.com/grpc/grpc/issues/")
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e454ad6cd7604d67c993e696f6ca7d281dda2087..3a0ff524f731576fb65be3e98b1228167b0ed882 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ E = @echo
 Q = @
 endif
 
-VERSION = 1.1.0-dev
+VERSION = 2.0.0-dev
 
 CPPFLAGS_NO_ARCH += $(addprefix -I, $(INCLUDES)) $(addprefix -D, $(DEFINES))
 CPPFLAGS += $(CPPFLAGS_NO_ARCH) $(ARCH_FLAGS)
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ PC_TEMPLATE = prefix=$(prefix),exec_prefix=\$${prefix},includedir=\$${prefix}/in
 ifeq ($(SYSTEM),MINGW32)
 SHARED_EXT = dll
 SHARED_PREFIX =
-SHARED_VERSION = -1
+SHARED_VERSION = -2
 else ifeq ($(SYSTEM),Darwin)
 SHARED_EXT = dylib
 SHARED_PREFIX = lib
@@ -2224,7 +2224,7 @@ install-shared_c: shared_c strip-shared_c install-pkg-config_c
 ifeq ($(SYSTEM),MINGW32)
 	$(Q) $(INSTALL) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr-imp.a $(prefix)/lib/libgpr-imp.a
 else ifneq ($(SYSTEM),Darwin)
-	$(Q) ln -sf $(SHARED_PREFIX)gpr$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(prefix)/lib/libgpr.so.1
+	$(Q) ln -sf $(SHARED_PREFIX)gpr$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(prefix)/lib/libgpr.so.2
 	$(Q) ln -sf $(SHARED_PREFIX)gpr$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(prefix)/lib/libgpr.so
 endif
 	$(E) "[INSTALL] Installing $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT)"
@@ -2233,7 +2233,7 @@ endif
 ifeq ($(SYSTEM),MINGW32)
 	$(Q) $(INSTALL) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc-imp.a $(prefix)/lib/libgrpc-imp.a
 else ifneq ($(SYSTEM),Darwin)
-	$(Q) ln -sf $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(prefix)/lib/libgrpc.so.1
+	$(Q) ln -sf $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(prefix)/lib/libgrpc.so.2
 	$(Q) ln -sf $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(prefix)/lib/libgrpc.so
 endif
 	$(E) "[INSTALL] Installing $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc_cronet$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT)"
@@ -2242,7 +2242,7 @@ endif
 ifeq ($(SYSTEM),MINGW32)
 	$(Q) $(INSTALL) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_cronet-imp.a $(prefix)/lib/libgrpc_cronet-imp.a
 else ifneq ($(SYSTEM),Darwin)
-	$(Q) ln -sf $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc_cronet$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(prefix)/lib/libgrpc_cronet.so.1
+	$(Q) ln -sf $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc_cronet$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(prefix)/lib/libgrpc_cronet.so.2
 	$(Q) ln -sf $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc_cronet$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(prefix)/lib/libgrpc_cronet.so
 endif
 	$(E) "[INSTALL] Installing $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc_unsecure$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT)"
@@ -2251,7 +2251,7 @@ endif
 ifeq ($(SYSTEM),MINGW32)
 	$(Q) $(INSTALL) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_unsecure-imp.a $(prefix)/lib/libgrpc_unsecure-imp.a
 else ifneq ($(SYSTEM),Darwin)
-	$(Q) ln -sf $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc_unsecure$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(prefix)/lib/libgrpc_unsecure.so.1
+	$(Q) ln -sf $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc_unsecure$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(prefix)/lib/libgrpc_unsecure.so.2
 	$(Q) ln -sf $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc_unsecure$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(prefix)/lib/libgrpc_unsecure.so
 endif
 ifneq ($(SYSTEM),MINGW32)
@@ -2268,7 +2268,7 @@ install-shared_cxx: shared_cxx strip-shared_cxx install-shared_c install-pkg-con
 ifeq ($(SYSTEM),MINGW32)
 	$(Q) $(INSTALL) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++-imp.a $(prefix)/lib/libgrpc++-imp.a
 else ifneq ($(SYSTEM),Darwin)
-	$(Q) ln -sf $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc++$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(prefix)/lib/libgrpc++.so.1
+	$(Q) ln -sf $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc++$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(prefix)/lib/libgrpc++.so.2
 	$(Q) ln -sf $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc++$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(prefix)/lib/libgrpc++.so
 endif
 	$(E) "[INSTALL] Installing $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc++_reflection$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT)"
@@ -2277,7 +2277,7 @@ endif
 ifeq ($(SYSTEM),MINGW32)
 	$(Q) $(INSTALL) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++_reflection-imp.a $(prefix)/lib/libgrpc++_reflection-imp.a
 else ifneq ($(SYSTEM),Darwin)
-	$(Q) ln -sf $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc++_reflection$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(prefix)/lib/libgrpc++_reflection.so.1
+	$(Q) ln -sf $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc++_reflection$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(prefix)/lib/libgrpc++_reflection.so.2
 	$(Q) ln -sf $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc++_reflection$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(prefix)/lib/libgrpc++_reflection.so
 endif
 	$(E) "[INSTALL] Installing $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc++_unsecure$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT)"
@@ -2286,7 +2286,7 @@ endif
 ifeq ($(SYSTEM),MINGW32)
 	$(Q) $(INSTALL) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++_unsecure-imp.a $(prefix)/lib/libgrpc++_unsecure-imp.a
 else ifneq ($(SYSTEM),Darwin)
-	$(Q) ln -sf $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc++_unsecure$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(prefix)/lib/libgrpc++_unsecure.so.1
+	$(Q) ln -sf $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc++_unsecure$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(prefix)/lib/libgrpc++_unsecure.so.2
 	$(Q) ln -sf $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc++_unsecure$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(prefix)/lib/libgrpc++_unsecure.so
 endif
 ifneq ($(SYSTEM),MINGW32)
@@ -2303,7 +2303,7 @@ install-shared_csharp: shared_csharp strip-shared_csharp
 ifeq ($(SYSTEM),MINGW32)
 	$(Q) $(INSTALL) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_csharp_ext-imp.a $(prefix)/lib/libgrpc_csharp_ext-imp.a
 else ifneq ($(SYSTEM),Darwin)
-	$(Q) ln -sf $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc_csharp_ext$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(prefix)/lib/libgrpc_csharp_ext.so.1
+	$(Q) ln -sf $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc_csharp_ext$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(prefix)/lib/libgrpc_csharp_ext.so.2
 	$(Q) ln -sf $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc_csharp_ext$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(prefix)/lib/libgrpc_csharp_ext.so
 endif
 ifneq ($(SYSTEM),MINGW32)
@@ -2475,8 +2475,8 @@ $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT): $(LIBGPR_OBJS)  $(ZLI
 ifeq ($(SYSTEM),Darwin)
 	$(Q) $(LD) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -install_name $(SHARED_PREFIX)gpr$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) -dynamiclib -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(LIBGPR_OBJS) $(LDLIBS) $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS)
 else
-	$(Q) $(LD) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -shared -Wl,-soname,libgpr.so.1 -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(LIBGPR_OBJS) $(LDLIBS) $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS)
-	$(Q) ln -sf $(SHARED_PREFIX)gpr$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr$(SHARED_VERSION).so.1
+	$(Q) $(LD) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -shared -Wl,-soname,libgpr.so.2 -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(LIBGPR_OBJS) $(LDLIBS) $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS)
+	$(Q) ln -sf $(SHARED_PREFIX)gpr$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr$(SHARED_VERSION).so.2
 	$(Q) ln -sf $(SHARED_PREFIX)gpr$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr$(SHARED_VERSION).so
 endif
 endif
@@ -2772,8 +2772,8 @@ $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT): $(LIBGRPC_OBJS)  $(Z
 ifeq ($(SYSTEM),Darwin)
 	$(Q) $(LD) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -install_name $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) -dynamiclib -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(LIBGRPC_OBJS) $(LDLIBS) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.a $(OPENSSL_MERGE_LIBS) $(LDLIBS_SECURE) $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS)
 else
-	$(Q) $(LD) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -shared -Wl,-soname,libgrpc.so.1 -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(LIBGRPC_OBJS) $(LDLIBS) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.a $(OPENSSL_MERGE_LIBS) $(LDLIBS_SECURE) $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS)
-	$(Q) ln -sf $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc$(SHARED_VERSION).so.1
+	$(Q) $(LD) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -shared -Wl,-soname,libgrpc.so.2 -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(LIBGRPC_OBJS) $(LDLIBS) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.a $(OPENSSL_MERGE_LIBS) $(LDLIBS_SECURE) $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS)
+	$(Q) ln -sf $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc$(SHARED_VERSION).so.2
 	$(Q) ln -sf $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc$(SHARED_VERSION).so
 endif
 endif
@@ -3021,8 +3021,8 @@ $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_cronet$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT): $(LIBGRPC_CRO
 ifeq ($(SYSTEM),Darwin)
 	$(Q) $(LD) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -install_name $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc_cronet$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) -dynamiclib -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_cronet$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(LIBGRPC_CRONET_OBJS) $(LDLIBS) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.a $(OPENSSL_MERGE_LIBS) $(LDLIBS_SECURE) $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS)
 else
-	$(Q) $(LD) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -shared -Wl,-soname,libgrpc_cronet.so.1 -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_cronet$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(LIBGRPC_CRONET_OBJS) $(LDLIBS) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.a $(OPENSSL_MERGE_LIBS) $(LDLIBS_SECURE) $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS)
-	$(Q) ln -sf $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc_cronet$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_cronet$(SHARED_VERSION).so.1
+	$(Q) $(LD) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -shared -Wl,-soname,libgrpc_cronet.so.2 -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_cronet$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(LIBGRPC_CRONET_OBJS) $(LDLIBS) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.a $(OPENSSL_MERGE_LIBS) $(LDLIBS_SECURE) $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS)
+	$(Q) ln -sf $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc_cronet$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_cronet$(SHARED_VERSION).so.2
 	$(Q) ln -sf $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc_cronet$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_cronet$(SHARED_VERSION).so
 endif
 endif
@@ -3464,8 +3464,8 @@ $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_unsecure$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT): $(LIBGRPC_U
 ifeq ($(SYSTEM),Darwin)
 	$(Q) $(LD) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -install_name $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc_unsecure$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) -dynamiclib -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_unsecure$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(LIBGRPC_UNSECURE_OBJS) $(LDLIBS) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.a $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS)
 else
-	$(Q) $(LD) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -shared -Wl,-soname,libgrpc_unsecure.so.1 -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_unsecure$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(LIBGRPC_UNSECURE_OBJS) $(LDLIBS) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.a $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS)
-	$(Q) ln -sf $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc_unsecure$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_unsecure$(SHARED_VERSION).so.1
+	$(Q) $(LD) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -shared -Wl,-soname,libgrpc_unsecure.so.2 -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_unsecure$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(LIBGRPC_UNSECURE_OBJS) $(LDLIBS) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.a $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS)
+	$(Q) ln -sf $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc_unsecure$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_unsecure$(SHARED_VERSION).so.2
 	$(Q) ln -sf $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc_unsecure$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_unsecure$(SHARED_VERSION).so
 endif
 endif
@@ -3831,8 +3831,8 @@ $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT): $(LIBGRPC++_OBJS)
 ifeq ($(SYSTEM),Darwin)
 	$(Q) $(LDXX) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -install_name $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc++$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) -dynamiclib -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(LIBGRPC++_OBJS) $(LDLIBS) $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS) $(LDLIBSXX) $(LDLIBS_PROTOBUF) -lgrpc -lgpr
 else
-	$(Q) $(LDXX) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -shared -Wl,-soname,libgrpc++.so.1 -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(LIBGRPC++_OBJS) $(LDLIBS) $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS) $(LDLIBSXX) $(LDLIBS_PROTOBUF) -lgrpc -lgpr
-	$(Q) ln -sf $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc++$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++$(SHARED_VERSION).so.1
+	$(Q) $(LDXX) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -shared -Wl,-soname,libgrpc++.so.2 -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(LIBGRPC++_OBJS) $(LDLIBS) $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS) $(LDLIBSXX) $(LDLIBS_PROTOBUF) -lgrpc -lgpr
+	$(Q) ln -sf $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc++$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++$(SHARED_VERSION).so.2
 	$(Q) ln -sf $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc++$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++$(SHARED_VERSION).so
 endif
 endif
@@ -3958,8 +3958,8 @@ $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++_reflection$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT): $(LIBGR
 ifeq ($(SYSTEM),Darwin)
 	$(Q) $(LDXX) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -install_name $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc++_reflection$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) -dynamiclib -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++_reflection$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(LIBGRPC++_REFLECTION_OBJS) $(LDLIBS) $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS) $(LDLIBSXX) $(LDLIBS_PROTOBUF) -lgrpc++
 else
-	$(Q) $(LDXX) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -shared -Wl,-soname,libgrpc++_reflection.so.1 -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++_reflection$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(LIBGRPC++_REFLECTION_OBJS) $(LDLIBS) $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS) $(LDLIBSXX) $(LDLIBS_PROTOBUF) -lgrpc++
-	$(Q) ln -sf $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc++_reflection$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++_reflection$(SHARED_VERSION).so.1
+	$(Q) $(LDXX) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -shared -Wl,-soname,libgrpc++_reflection.so.2 -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++_reflection$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(LIBGRPC++_REFLECTION_OBJS) $(LDLIBS) $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS) $(LDLIBSXX) $(LDLIBS_PROTOBUF) -lgrpc++
+	$(Q) ln -sf $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc++_reflection$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++_reflection$(SHARED_VERSION).so.2
 	$(Q) ln -sf $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc++_reflection$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++_reflection$(SHARED_VERSION).so
 endif
 endif
@@ -4456,8 +4456,8 @@ $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++_unsecure$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT): $(LIBGRPC
 ifeq ($(SYSTEM),Darwin)
 	$(Q) $(LDXX) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -install_name $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc++_unsecure$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) -dynamiclib -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++_unsecure$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(LIBGRPC++_UNSECURE_OBJS) $(LDLIBS) $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS) $(LDLIBSXX) $(LDLIBS_PROTOBUF) -lgpr -lgrpc_unsecure
 else
-	$(Q) $(LDXX) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -shared -Wl,-soname,libgrpc++_unsecure.so.1 -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++_unsecure$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(LIBGRPC++_UNSECURE_OBJS) $(LDLIBS) $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS) $(LDLIBSXX) $(LDLIBS_PROTOBUF) -lgpr -lgrpc_unsecure
-	$(Q) ln -sf $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc++_unsecure$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++_unsecure$(SHARED_VERSION).so.1
+	$(Q) $(LDXX) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -shared -Wl,-soname,libgrpc++_unsecure.so.2 -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++_unsecure$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(LIBGRPC++_UNSECURE_OBJS) $(LDLIBS) $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS) $(LDLIBSXX) $(LDLIBS_PROTOBUF) -lgpr -lgrpc_unsecure
+	$(Q) ln -sf $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc++_unsecure$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++_unsecure$(SHARED_VERSION).so.2
 	$(Q) ln -sf $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc++_unsecure$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++_unsecure$(SHARED_VERSION).so
 endif
 endif
@@ -4938,8 +4938,8 @@ $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_csharp_ext$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT): $(LIBGRPC
 ifeq ($(SYSTEM),Darwin)
 	$(Q) $(LD) $(LDFLAGS) $(if $(subst Linux,,$(SYSTEM)),,-Wl$(comma)-wrap$(comma)memcpy) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -install_name $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc_csharp_ext$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) -dynamiclib -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_csharp_ext$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(LIBGRPC_CSHARP_EXT_OBJS) $(LDLIBS) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.a $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS)
 else
-	$(Q) $(LD) $(LDFLAGS) $(if $(subst Linux,,$(SYSTEM)),,-Wl$(comma)-wrap$(comma)memcpy) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -shared -Wl,-soname,libgrpc_csharp_ext.so.1 -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_csharp_ext$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(LIBGRPC_CSHARP_EXT_OBJS) $(LDLIBS) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.a $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS)
-	$(Q) ln -sf $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc_csharp_ext$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_csharp_ext$(SHARED_VERSION).so.1
+	$(Q) $(LD) $(LDFLAGS) $(if $(subst Linux,,$(SYSTEM)),,-Wl$(comma)-wrap$(comma)memcpy) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -shared -Wl,-soname,libgrpc_csharp_ext.so.2 -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_csharp_ext$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(LIBGRPC_CSHARP_EXT_OBJS) $(LDLIBS) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.a $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS)
+	$(Q) ln -sf $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc_csharp_ext$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_csharp_ext$(SHARED_VERSION).so.2
 	$(Q) ln -sf $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc_csharp_ext$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_csharp_ext$(SHARED_VERSION).so
 endif
 endif
diff --git a/build.yaml b/build.yaml
index 6eb23d6fb79efac9be7c706e6e9082266f9dc602..04c031da1da14c849e9232115b0006b16950deb0 100644
--- a/build.yaml
+++ b/build.yaml
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ settings:
   '#08': Use "-preN" suffixes to identify pre-release versions
   '#09': Per-language overrides are possible with (eg) ruby_version tag here
   '#10': See the expand_version.py for all the quirks here
+  core_version: 2.0.0-dev
   g_stands_for: good
   version: 1.1.0-dev
 filegroups:
diff --git a/src/core/lib/surface/version.c b/src/core/lib/surface/version.c
index 41242684da5d559b2d6d9ccd9b74ae43c181d3a8..0db8b41aa926f76d15fd42748c28218fc153e5ce 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/surface/version.c
+++ b/src/core/lib/surface/version.c
@@ -36,6 +36,6 @@
 
 #include <grpc/grpc.h>
 
-const char *grpc_version_string(void) { return "1.1.0-dev"; }
+const char *grpc_version_string(void) { return "2.0.0-dev"; }
 
 const char *grpc_g_stands_for(void) { return "good"; }
diff --git a/tools/doxygen/Doxyfile.core b/tools/doxygen/Doxyfile.core
index 27f878e8ab7f9ed0a12b10e55c46e0f45336eb45..a274f57eb0fe747b580b6b8c2f0869f3c783cbb1 100644
--- a/tools/doxygen/Doxyfile.core
+++ b/tools/doxygen/Doxyfile.core
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ PROJECT_NAME           = "GRPC Core"
 # could be handy for archiving the generated documentation or if some version
 # control system is used.
 
-PROJECT_NUMBER         = 1.1.0-dev
+PROJECT_NUMBER         = 2.0.0-dev
 
 # Using the PROJECT_BRIEF tag one can provide an optional one line description
 # for a project that appears at the top of each page and should give viewer a
diff --git a/tools/doxygen/Doxyfile.core.internal b/tools/doxygen/Doxyfile.core.internal
index 02590db42143b2c129f50d8fed14e8c4c4814d6e..d5ba50549f634f31e74a5d37e8ce401bf18b0354 100644
--- a/tools/doxygen/Doxyfile.core.internal
+++ b/tools/doxygen/Doxyfile.core.internal
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ PROJECT_NAME           = "GRPC Core"
 # could be handy for archiving the generated documentation or if some version
 # control system is used.
 
-PROJECT_NUMBER         = 1.1.0-dev
+PROJECT_NUMBER         = 2.0.0-dev
 
 # Using the PROJECT_BRIEF tag one can provide an optional one line description
 # for a project that appears at the top of each page and should give viewer a
diff --git a/tools/run_tests/sanity/check_version.py b/tools/run_tests/sanity/check_version.py
index 41dd5efe3887fde41b69aa70e2add1d876ec4161..745d64ae37017b2ec16c603068fced8e9a202830 100755
--- a/tools/run_tests/sanity/check_version.py
+++ b/tools/run_tests/sanity/check_version.py
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ if not check_version(top_version):
   print warning % ('version', top_version)
 
 for tag, value in settings.iteritems():
+  if tag == 'core_version': continue
   if re.match(r'^[a-z]+_version$', tag):
     value = Version(value)
     if value.major != top_version.major:
@@ -94,4 +95,3 @@ for tag, value in settings.iteritems():
       print warning % (tag, value)
 
 sys.exit(errors)
-