diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 595ae94..b7c9dac 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{".":"1.22.1"}
+{".":"2.0.0"}
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c30c613..b2b2961 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,16 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [2.0.0](https://github.com/RicardoRyn/plotfig/compare/v1.22.1...v2.0.0) (2026-09-01)
+
+
+### ⚠ BREAKING CHANGES
+
+* **single_bar:** x_tick_fontsize and x_tick_rotation parameters are removed; use labels_fontsize and labels_rotation instead.
+
+### Code Refactoring ♻️
+
+* **single_bar:** rename x_tick params ([fed3bfa](https://github.com/RicardoRyn/plotfig/commit/fed3bfaa28b67bf6fd089f3f4af5fb05a2cf6cbb))
+
 ## [1.22.1](https://github.com/RicardoRyn/plotfig/compare/v1.22.0...v1.22.1) (2026-07-14)
 
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index ac58fa1..963c193 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "plotfig"
-version = "1.22.1"
+version = "2.0.0"
 description = "Scientific plotting package for Cognitive neuroscience"
 keywords = ["neuroscience", "plotting", "visualization"]
 readme = "README.md"