diff --git a/Basic/Core/Core.pm b/Basic/Core/Core.pm
index a231149ad..f4ac63ee5 100644
--- a/Basic/Core/Core.pm
+++ b/Basic/Core/Core.pm
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ use PDL::Exporter;
 require PDL; # for $VERSION
 use DynaLoader;
 our @ISA    = qw( PDL::Exporter DynaLoader );
-our $VERSION = '2.019_06';
+our $VERSION = '2.020';
 bootstrap PDL::Core $VERSION;
 use PDL::Types ':All';
 use Config;
diff --git a/Basic/PDL.pm b/Basic/PDL.pm
index c9fdf0788..c1da68b42 100644
--- a/Basic/PDL.pm
+++ b/Basic/PDL.pm
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ start-up modules.
 
 
 # set the version:
-$PDL::VERSION = '2.019_06';
+$PDL::VERSION = '2.020';
 
 # Main loader of standard PDL package
 
diff --git a/Changes b/Changes
index 40c818ffc..f6db5a645 100644
--- a/Changes
+++ b/Changes
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
+2.020 2019-12-12
+- no changes from 2.019_06
+
 2.019_06 2019-12-08
-- PGPLOT stop accidentally finding own PGPLOT.pm from . in @INC - was loading installed %PDL::Config
+- PGPLOT stop accidentally finding own PGPLOT.pm from . in @INC - was loading installed %PDL::Config into Makefile.PL process
 
 2.019_05 2019-12-02
 - calloc->malloc+memset, as calloc on Win32 = "free to wrong pool"
@@ -70,8 +73,6 @@ General Notes:
  * Multiple minor fixes, docs, cleanup, and changing
    things to point to github away from sf.net.
 
-
-
 v2.018_02 2018-04-28 13:46:27-04:00
 
 General Notes: