diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 43f6109..784bcfb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ on:
       - "server.json"
       - "smithery.yaml"
       - "scripts/check_release_artifacts.py"
+      - "scripts/check_dist.py"
       - ".github/workflows/release.yml"
 
 concurrency:
@@ -52,7 +53,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build sdist + wheel
         run: python -m build
       - name: License / package-boundary check on built archives
-        run: python scripts/check_release_artifacts.py dist
+        run: |
+          python scripts/check_release_artifacts.py dist
+          python scripts/check_dist.py dist/*
       - name: twine check
         run: twine check dist/*
       - name: Validate server.json against the MCP registry schema
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 23f47c6..148524b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -26,12 +26,10 @@ as a fabricated success.
 ## Install
 
 ```bash
-# v2 is not yet published; install the current source:
-pip install git+https://github.com/OpenAdaptAI/openadapt-agent
+pip install openadapt-agent
 ```
 
-Once published, run it without installing — the intended MCP-client entry
-point:
+Or run it without installing — the intended MCP-client entry point:
 
 ```bash
 uvx openadapt-agent serve --bundles /path/to/bundles          # read-only
@@ -250,11 +248,11 @@ See [docs/DESIGN.md](docs/DESIGN.md) for the complete contract.
 
 ## Package history
 
-The pre-v2 package was a wrapper for model-driven GUI agents. Its
-execution responsibilities now live in `openadapt-flow`; the final
-legacy release remains available as `openadapt-agent==0.1.0`. The
-current package name is retained because this repository bridges both
-MCP and Agent Skills; it is not an MCP-only package.
+The pre-v2 codebase was a wrapper for model-driven GUI agents. Its
+execution responsibilities now live in `openadapt-flow`; its source
+history remains in this repository. The current package name is retained
+because this repository bridges both MCP and Agent Skills; it is not an
+MCP-only package.
 
 ## Install as an MCP server (registries)
 
diff --git a/docs/DISTRIBUTION.md b/docs/DISTRIBUTION.md
index 647c699..fd7d874 100644
--- a/docs/DISTRIBUTION.md
+++ b/docs/DISTRIBUTION.md
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ and [`../smithery.yaml`](../smithery.yaml).
 - **Name (reverse-DNS, official registry):** `io.github.OpenAdaptAI/openadapt-agent`
 - **Display name:** OpenAdapt Agent (openadapt-flow bridge)
 - **PyPI package:** `openadapt-agent`
-- **Version:** `2.0.0.dev0` (Beta development release; pick the final release version at publish — see step 3.1)
+- **Version:** `2.0.0` (Beta)
 - **Description:** Local Beta bridge for governed openadapt-flow workflows and attended actions.
 - **Homepage / docs:** https://docs.openadapt.ai
 - **Repository:** https://github.com/OpenAdaptAI/openadapt-agent
@@ -139,14 +139,12 @@ No secret is ever committed; these live only in repo Settings -> Secrets.
 
 ### 3.1 Decide the release version
 
-`2.0.0.dev0` is a dev pre-release; `pip install openadapt-agent` will not
-select it without `--pre`. For a real launch choose one of:
-- `2.0.0rc1` (recommended first public: pre-release, opt-in via `--pre`), or
-- `2.0.0` (final; remove development-release caveats only when the evidence supports it).
+The first public release is `2.0.0`. Future releases must keep the package,
+module, and registry metadata versions synchronized.
 
-Whatever you choose, set it in **three places that a CI test pins
-together**: `pyproject.toml` `version`, `src/openadapt_agent/__init__.py`
-`__version__`, and both `version` fields in `server.json`. The
+Set every future version in **three places that a CI test pins together**:
+`pyproject.toml` `version`, `src/openadapt_agent/__init__.py` `__version__`,
+and both `version` fields in `server.json`. The
 `tests/test_distribution.py` guard fails if they drift.
 
 ### 3.2 Publish to PyPI — AUTOMATED (`pypi-publish` job)
diff --git a/llms.txt b/llms.txt
index ef7f02f..0e14064 100644
--- a/llms.txt
+++ b/llms.txt
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ All mutations require an exact capability digest, a stable idempotency key, acti
 
 ## Public capability vs private artifact
 
-- The **package/MCP server is the public OpenAdapt capability**: inspect and, with explicit operator flags, run or attend a compiled workflow under governance. The v2 package is not yet published.
+- The **package/MCP server is the public OpenAdapt capability**: inspect and, with explicit operator flags, run or attend a compiled workflow under governance. Install it from PyPI as `openadapt-agent`.
 - A user's **compiled workflow bundle is their private artifact**. It is supplied at server start via `--bundles` and is never embedded in the package, the `server.json`, or any registry listing.
 
 ## Key documents
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 6184479..0929e05 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "hatchling.build"
 
 [project]
 name = "openadapt-agent"
-version = "2.0.0.dev0"
+version = "2.0.0"
 description = "Local agent bridge for governed OpenAdapt workflows, attended actions, MCP, and Agent Skills"
 readme = "README.md"
 # openadapt-flow pins <3.13 (rapidocr-onnxruntime); this package inherits it.
diff --git a/server.json b/server.json
index c64b33f..65250df 100644
--- a/server.json
+++ b/server.json
@@ -8,13 +8,13 @@
     "url": "https://github.com/OpenAdaptAI/openadapt-agent",
     "source": "github"
   },
-  "version": "2.0.0.dev0",
+  "version": "2.0.0",
   "packages": [
     {
       "registryType": "pypi",
       "registryBaseUrl": "https://pypi.org",
       "identifier": "openadapt-agent",
-      "version": "2.0.0.dev0",
+      "version": "2.0.0",
       "runtimeHint": "uvx",
       "transport": {
         "type": "stdio"
diff --git a/src/openadapt_agent/__init__.py b/src/openadapt_agent/__init__.py
index b3cc2d5..0b23e70 100644
--- a/src/openadapt_agent/__init__.py
+++ b/src/openadapt_agent/__init__.py
@@ -19,6 +19,6 @@
 client in the same data boundary.
 """
 
-__version__ = "2.0.0.dev0"
+__version__ = "2.0.0"
 
 __all__ = ["__version__"]
diff --git a/tests/test_distribution.py b/tests/test_distribution.py
index 702dc3a..5cb7bb4 100644
--- a/tests/test_distribution.py
+++ b/tests/test_distribution.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 SMITHERY_YAML = REPO_ROOT / "smithery.yaml"
 LLMS_TXT = REPO_ROOT / "llms.txt"
 PYPROJECT = REPO_ROOT / "pyproject.toml"
+RELEASE_WORKFLOW = REPO_ROOT / ".github" / "workflows" / "release.yml"
 
 REVERSE_DNS_NAME = "io.github.OpenAdaptAI/openadapt-agent"
 PYPI_NAME = "openadapt-agent"
@@ -62,6 +63,14 @@ def test_version_is_consistent_everywhere() -> None:
     assert _pyproject_version() == __version__
 
 
+def test_release_workflow_runs_the_complete_archive_boundary() -> None:
+    """The exact artifacts handed to publishers get both release guards."""
+    workflow = RELEASE_WORKFLOW.read_text(encoding="utf-8")
+    assert '- "scripts/check_dist.py"' in workflow
+    assert "python scripts/check_release_artifacts.py dist" in workflow
+    assert "python scripts/check_dist.py dist/*" in workflow
+
+
 def test_serve_is_the_subcommand_and_bundles_is_required() -> None:
     args = _server_json()["packages"][0]["packageArguments"]
     positional = [a for a in args if a["type"] == "positional"]