diff --git a/.bumpversion.cfg b/.bumpversion.cfg
index fe1ddb69..f140c3d0 100644
--- a/.bumpversion.cfg
+++ b/.bumpversion.cfg
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 1.2.3
+current_version = 2.0.0.b1
 parse = (?P<major>\d+)\.(?P<minor>\d+)\.(?P<patch>\d+)(\.?)(?P<release>[a-z]*)(?P<relver>\d*)
-serialize =
+serialize = 
 	{major}.{minor}.{patch}.{release}{relver}
 	{major}.{minor}.{patch}
 commit = True
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ message = Release {new_version}
 
 [bumpversion:part:release]
 optional_value = gamma
-values =
+values = 
 	dev
 	a
 	b
diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index e564fa92..d24df8c4 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ repos:
     rev: v4.4.0
     hooks:
       - id: trailing-whitespace
-        exclude: "setup.cfg"
+        exclude: ".+cfg"
       - id: end-of-file-fixer
       - id: check-yaml
       - id: check-added-large-files
diff --git a/djangocms_blog/__init__.py b/djangocms_blog/__init__.py
index 815fc6fe..fd7bb12f 100644
--- a/djangocms_blog/__init__.py
+++ b/djangocms_blog/__init__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 __author__ = "Iacopo Spalletti"
 __email__ = "i.spalletti@nephila.it"
-__version__ = "1.2.3"
+__version__ = "2.0.0.b1"