diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index bc5dd50..b66eb7d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,15 @@ and the project follows [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/).
 ## [Unreleased]
 
 ### Build
+- **GraphCompose engine bumped 1.9.1 → 2.0.0.** The 2.0 release splits the monolithic engine
+  into per-concern modules, but `io.github.demchaav:graph-compose` stays the drop-in default —
+  it is now a thin aggregator over `graph-compose-core` + `graph-compose-render-pdf`, so this
+  library keeps rendering PDF with **no dependency change and no change to `MarkdownComposer`
+  or any public type**. The optional `graph-compose-fonts` / `graph-compose-emoji` add-ons keep
+  their own version lines and are unchanged. The only source touched was a test: 2.0 removed the
+  deprecated `linkOptions()` read-accessor on the engine's inline runs, so `InlineRendererTest`
+  now reads the surrounding link through `linkTarget()` / `ExternalLinkTarget.options().uri()`
+  (the value it asserts is unchanged). 188 library tests + the CLI suite pass on 2.0.0.
 - **GraphCompose engine bumped 1.9.0 → 1.9.1.** Long inline-code tokens with no spaces
   (package coordinates, fully-qualified class names, URLs) now break *within* their table
   cell or paragraph — at `.` `:` `/` `-` seams, char-splitting only as a last resort — instead
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 261eae2..da5eb42 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ import java.nio.file.Path;
 String md = """
         # Release notes
 
-        GraphCompose **1.9** ships *themeable* Markdown rendering.
+        GraphCompose **2.0** ships *themeable* Markdown rendering.
 
         - Headings, lists and `inline code`
         - Syntax-highlighted code blocks
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 8295557..1e71597 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
         <maven.compiler.release>17</maven.compiler.release>
 
         <!-- Runtime / library dependencies -->
-        <graphcompose.version>1.9.1</graphcompose.version>
+        <graphcompose.version>2.0.0</graphcompose.version>
         <graphcompose.fonts.version>1.0.0</graphcompose.fonts.version>
         <graphcompose.emoji.version>1.0.0</graphcompose.emoji.version>
         <flexmark.version>0.64.8</flexmark.version>
diff --git a/src/test/java/io/github/demchaav/markdown/render/InlineRendererTest.java b/src/test/java/io/github/demchaav/markdown/render/InlineRendererTest.java
index 7875bf6..a7fccd2 100644
--- a/src/test/java/io/github/demchaav/markdown/render/InlineRendererTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/io/github/demchaav/markdown/render/InlineRendererTest.java
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 import com.demcha.compose.document.node.InlineRun;
 import com.demcha.compose.document.node.InlineShapeRun;
 import com.demcha.compose.document.node.InlineTextRun;
+import com.demcha.compose.document.node.ExternalLinkTarget;
 import com.demcha.compose.document.node.InternalLinkTarget;
 import io.github.demchaav.markdown.extension.ImageResolver;
 import io.github.demchaav.markdown.model.inline.CodeRun;
@@ -85,7 +86,10 @@ void inlineImageInsideALinkCarriesTheLinkAnnotation() {
 
         InlineImageRun image = (InlineImageRun) rich.runs().stream()
                 .filter(InlineImageRun.class::isInstance).findFirst().orElseThrow();
-        assertThat(image.linkOptions()).isNotNull(); // the surrounding link is threaded onto the image
+        // the surrounding link is threaded onto the image as an external-URI target
+        assertThat(image.linkTarget()).isInstanceOf(ExternalLinkTarget.class);
+        assertThat(((ExternalLinkTarget) image.linkTarget()).options().uri())
+                .isEqualTo("https://example.com");
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -162,7 +166,11 @@ void externalLinkStillCarriesAUriTarget() {
                 List.of(new LinkRun("https://example.com", null, List.of(new TextRun("site")))), BASE);
 
         InlineTextRun run = (InlineTextRun) rich.runs().get(0);
-        assertThat(run.linkOptions()).as("external link keeps its URI options").isNotNull();
+        assertThat(run.linkTarget())
+                .as("external link keeps its URI target")
+                .isInstanceOf(ExternalLinkTarget.class);
+        assertThat(((ExternalLinkTarget) run.linkTarget()).options().uri())
+                .isEqualTo("https://example.com");
     }
 
     private static byte[] png(int width, int height) {