diff --git a/starlette/__init__.py b/starlette/__init__.py
index 8596cbeb..e163e824 100644
--- a/starlette/__init__.py
+++ b/starlette/__init__.py
@@ -24,4 +24,4 @@ __all__ = (
     "Request",
     "TestClient",
 )
-__version__ = "0.1.17"
+__version__ = "0.2.0"