diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1c863b567..6afd71a28 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,6 +9,91 @@ This changelog is viewable on the web at https://docs.funkwhale.audio/changelog.
 
 <!-- towncrier -->
 
+## 2.0.0-alpha.1 (2025-05-23)
+
+Carefully read [this blog post](https://blog.funkwhale.audio/2025-funkwhale-2-news.html) before upgrading. This alpha release might break your db.
+
+Upgrade instructions are available at https://docs.funkwhale.audio/administrator/upgrade/index.html
+
+Features:
+
+- Add a command to create playlists from folder structure (#2223)
+- Add Musicbrainz genres to funkwhale tag table and allow Musicbrainz tag sync (#2143)
+- Add support for deprecated COVERART fields in ogg files.
+- Add support for Python 3.12
+- Allow specifying more parameters on fs-import API endpoint
+- Build desktop app with Tauri
+- Drop libraries in favor of playlist (#2366)
+- Entering an input in the global search in the sidebar opens up a modal that show all possible results at once with collapseable sections for each category, including federated searches for other users, channels and rss feeds. (#2910)
+- Extend Subsonic API with OpenSubsonic support (#2270)
+- Generate mock test server from openapi schema
+- Implement Subsonic getArtistInfo2 response
+- Improve mobile design (#2090)
+- Improve visuals & layout (#2091)
+- Playlist federation (#1458)
+- Quality filter for content frontend (#1469)
+- Quality filters backend (#2275)
+- Support multiples artists for tracks and albums (#1568)
+- Use playlists to privately share audio files (#2417)
+- User follow with listening and track favorite activities (#1810)
+
+Enhancements:
+
+- Add cli command to prune non mbid content from db (#2083)
+- Add favorite and listening sync ith Listenbrainz (#2079)
+- Add tests for track cache
+- Allow special characters in tags (#2009)
+- disable some linter rule to avoid noise on the api lint process  (#2346)
+- Drop python 3.8 and 3.9 (#2282)
+- Migrate frontend to api V2 (#2324)
+- Optimize radios queryset to support large tables (#2450)
+- Publish releases from CI job
+- Subsonic getAlbumInfo, getAlbumInfo2 and getTopSongs endpoints (#2392)
+- Support setting CELERY_TASK_TIME_LIMIT from environment
+- Update dj-rest-auth to 5.0.2 and django-allauth to 0.55.2
+- Update django to version 4.2
+
+Refactoring:
+
+- Add compatibility for lru-cache v10
+
+Bugfixes:
+
+- ActivityStreams compliance: duration (#1566)
+- Docker mac compatibility, dynamic DNS + Debian image (#2337)
+- Federation API returns a 404 response when an actor is not found
+- fix fakedata generation regression from multiartist (#2343)
+- Fix schema generation to allow propre types in front (#2404)
+- Fix third party upload triggers and plugin example (#2405)
+- Fixed the exceptions caught in two places in the getCoverArt subsonic API (#2122)
+- regression:multiple albums with same name and artsit creating during import (#2365)
+- Resolve forbidden tags due to filter database error (#2325)
+- Resolve Radio playing fails when unauthenticated (#2319)
+
+Documentation:
+
+- Add API v2 overview.
+- Add genre tags spec.
+- Add import group details to content upload spec (#2268)
+- add listenings-favorites-sync-with-lb spec
+- Added explanation of AWS_CUSTOM_DOMAIN and AWS_S3_URL_PROTOCOL.
+- Added new upload process spec
+- Added user deletion spec
+- Fixed the sample Apache configuration
+- Playlist federation spec
+- update federation doc with the new artist credit object (#2335)
+
+Other:
+
+- Use Alpine 3.19 as base for docker images
+
+Deprecation:
+
+- The "funkwhaleVersion" field in Subsonic responses is deprecated. Clients
+  should use the OpenSubsonic field "serverVersion" instead.
+  The "funkwhaleVersion" field will get removed in Funkwhale 1.7.0.
+
+
 ## 1.4.0 (2023-12-12)
 
 Upgrade instructions are available at https://docs.funkwhale.audio/administrator/upgrade/index.html
diff --git a/api/pyproject.toml b/api/pyproject.toml
index ed0c638ec..ffd84bcc6 100644
--- a/api/pyproject.toml
+++ b/api/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "funkwhale-api"
-version = "1.4.0"
+version = "2.0.0-alpha.1"
 description = "Funkwhale API"
 
 authors = ["Funkwhale Collective"]
diff --git a/changes/changelog.d/1458.doc b/changes/changelog.d/1458.doc
deleted file mode 100644
index acdcddead..000000000
--- a/changes/changelog.d/1458.doc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Playlist federation spec
diff --git a/changes/changelog.d/1458.feature b/changes/changelog.d/1458.feature
deleted file mode 100644
index 846952c0d..000000000
--- a/changes/changelog.d/1458.feature
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Playlist federation (#1458)
diff --git a/changes/changelog.d/1469.feature b/changes/changelog.d/1469.feature
deleted file mode 100644
index 261849a8f..000000000
--- a/changes/changelog.d/1469.feature
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Quality filter for content frontend (#1469)
diff --git a/changes/changelog.d/1566.bugfix b/changes/changelog.d/1566.bugfix
deleted file mode 100644
index be6a67fcf..000000000
--- a/changes/changelog.d/1566.bugfix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-ActivityStreams compliance: duration (#1566)
diff --git a/changes/changelog.d/1568.feature b/changes/changelog.d/1568.feature
deleted file mode 100644
index 9bece1b24..000000000
--- a/changes/changelog.d/1568.feature
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Support multiples artists for tracks and albums (#1568)
diff --git a/changes/changelog.d/1810.feature b/changes/changelog.d/1810.feature
deleted file mode 100644
index 59aec2046..000000000
--- a/changes/changelog.d/1810.feature
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-User follow with listening and track favorite activities (#1810)
diff --git a/changes/changelog.d/2009.enhancement b/changes/changelog.d/2009.enhancement
deleted file mode 100644
index f4426caf7..000000000
--- a/changes/changelog.d/2009.enhancement
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Allow special characters in tags (#2009)
diff --git a/changes/changelog.d/2079.enhancement b/changes/changelog.d/2079.enhancement
deleted file mode 100644
index 6c9cf7e31..000000000
--- a/changes/changelog.d/2079.enhancement
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Add favorite and listening sync ith Listenbrainz (#2079)
diff --git a/changes/changelog.d/2083.enhancement b/changes/changelog.d/2083.enhancement
deleted file mode 100644
index 62a5c7482..000000000
--- a/changes/changelog.d/2083.enhancement
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Add cli command to prune non mbid content from db (#2083)
diff --git a/changes/changelog.d/2090.feature b/changes/changelog.d/2090.feature
deleted file mode 100644
index 993264243..000000000
--- a/changes/changelog.d/2090.feature
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Improve mobile design (#2090)
diff --git a/changes/changelog.d/2091.feature b/changes/changelog.d/2091.feature
deleted file mode 100644
index 43a00d298..000000000
--- a/changes/changelog.d/2091.feature
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Improve visuals & layout (#2091)
diff --git a/changes/changelog.d/2122.bugfix b/changes/changelog.d/2122.bugfix
deleted file mode 100644
index a9a32d5a9..000000000
--- a/changes/changelog.d/2122.bugfix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Fixed the exceptions caught in two places in the getCoverArt subsonic API (#2122)
diff --git a/changes/changelog.d/2143.feature b/changes/changelog.d/2143.feature
deleted file mode 100644
index 7b9a33bc2..000000000
--- a/changes/changelog.d/2143.feature
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Add Musicbrainz genres to funkwhale tag table and allow Musicbrainz tag sync (#2143)
diff --git a/changes/changelog.d/2223.feature b/changes/changelog.d/2223.feature
deleted file mode 100644
index 9673397ab..000000000
--- a/changes/changelog.d/2223.feature
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Add a command to create playlists from folder structure (#2223)
diff --git a/changes/changelog.d/2275.feature b/changes/changelog.d/2275.feature
deleted file mode 100644
index 91c3c38da..000000000
--- a/changes/changelog.d/2275.feature
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Quality filters backend (#2275)
diff --git a/changes/changelog.d/2282.enhancement b/changes/changelog.d/2282.enhancement
deleted file mode 100644
index 7488c2342..000000000
--- a/changes/changelog.d/2282.enhancement
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Drop python 3.8 and 3.9 (#2282)
diff --git a/changes/changelog.d/2319.bugfix b/changes/changelog.d/2319.bugfix
deleted file mode 100644
index 05107a37c..000000000
--- a/changes/changelog.d/2319.bugfix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Resolve Radio playing fails when unauthenticated (#2319)
diff --git a/changes/changelog.d/2324.enhancement b/changes/changelog.d/2324.enhancement
deleted file mode 100644
index c0e7c5f7f..000000000
--- a/changes/changelog.d/2324.enhancement
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Migrate frontend to api V2 (#2324)
diff --git a/changes/changelog.d/2325.bugfix b/changes/changelog.d/2325.bugfix
deleted file mode 100644
index 01ebfe21f..000000000
--- a/changes/changelog.d/2325.bugfix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Resolve forbidden tags due to filter database error (#2325)
diff --git a/changes/changelog.d/2335.doc b/changes/changelog.d/2335.doc
deleted file mode 100644
index 1ebb44982..000000000
--- a/changes/changelog.d/2335.doc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-update federation doc with the new artist credit object (#2335)
diff --git a/changes/changelog.d/2337.bugfix b/changes/changelog.d/2337.bugfix
deleted file mode 100644
index c038b9da1..000000000
--- a/changes/changelog.d/2337.bugfix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Docker mac compatibility, dynamic DNS + Debian image (#2337)
diff --git a/changes/changelog.d/2343.bugfix b/changes/changelog.d/2343.bugfix
deleted file mode 100644
index a94b2a98b..000000000
--- a/changes/changelog.d/2343.bugfix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-fix fakedata generation regression from multiartist (#2343)
diff --git a/changes/changelog.d/2346.enhancement b/changes/changelog.d/2346.enhancement
deleted file mode 100644
index 57cf12d9b..000000000
--- a/changes/changelog.d/2346.enhancement
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-disable some linter rule to avoid noise on the api lint process  (#2346)
diff --git a/changes/changelog.d/2365.bugfix b/changes/changelog.d/2365.bugfix
deleted file mode 100644
index 86f9c78ae..000000000
--- a/changes/changelog.d/2365.bugfix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-regression:multiple albums with same name and artsit creating during import (#2365)
diff --git a/changes/changelog.d/2366.feature b/changes/changelog.d/2366.feature
deleted file mode 100644
index 72cce3afd..000000000
--- a/changes/changelog.d/2366.feature
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Drop libraries in favor of playlist (#2366)
diff --git a/changes/changelog.d/2376.feature b/changes/changelog.d/2376.feature
deleted file mode 100644
index 04f86d54b..000000000
--- a/changes/changelog.d/2376.feature
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Add support for deprecated COVERART fields in ogg files.
diff --git a/changes/changelog.d/2392.enhancement b/changes/changelog.d/2392.enhancement
deleted file mode 100644
index 2958abed0..000000000
--- a/changes/changelog.d/2392.enhancement
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Subsonic getAlbumInfo, getAlbumInfo2 and getTopSongs endpoints (#2392)
diff --git a/changes/changelog.d/2404.bugfix b/changes/changelog.d/2404.bugfix
deleted file mode 100644
index d187891b4..000000000
--- a/changes/changelog.d/2404.bugfix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Fix schema generation to allow propre types in front (#2404)
diff --git a/changes/changelog.d/2405.bugfix b/changes/changelog.d/2405.bugfix
deleted file mode 100644
index 3dfb85792..000000000
--- a/changes/changelog.d/2405.bugfix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Fix third party upload triggers and plugin example (#2405)
diff --git a/changes/changelog.d/2417.feature b/changes/changelog.d/2417.feature
deleted file mode 100644
index 88393f67d..000000000
--- a/changes/changelog.d/2417.feature
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Use playlists to privately share audio files (#2417)
diff --git a/changes/changelog.d/2450.enhancement b/changes/changelog.d/2450.enhancement
deleted file mode 100644
index 519c9a17b..000000000
--- a/changes/changelog.d/2450.enhancement
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Optimize radios queryset to support large tables (#2450)
diff --git a/changes/changelog.d/2757.enhancement b/changes/changelog.d/2757.enhancement
deleted file mode 100644
index dd9d34ecb..000000000
--- a/changes/changelog.d/2757.enhancement
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Add tests for track cache
diff --git a/changes/changelog.d/2757.feature b/changes/changelog.d/2757.feature
deleted file mode 100644
index d0d957458..000000000
--- a/changes/changelog.d/2757.feature
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Generate mock test server from openapi schema
diff --git a/changes/changelog.d/2757.refactoring b/changes/changelog.d/2757.refactoring
deleted file mode 100644
index 26cfe8dc7..000000000
--- a/changes/changelog.d/2757.refactoring
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Add compatibility for lru-cache v10
diff --git a/changes/changelog.d/2788.feature b/changes/changelog.d/2788.feature
deleted file mode 100644
index 3676d3c95..000000000
--- a/changes/changelog.d/2788.feature
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Allow specifying more parameters on fs-import API endpoint
diff --git a/changes/changelog.d/2899.enhancement b/changes/changelog.d/2899.enhancement
deleted file mode 100644
index 8ec65392c..000000000
--- a/changes/changelog.d/2899.enhancement
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Support setting CELERY_TASK_TIME_LIMIT from environment
diff --git a/changes/changelog.d/2910.feature b/changes/changelog.d/2910.feature
deleted file mode 100644
index 0a7f4db34..000000000
--- a/changes/changelog.d/2910.feature
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Entering an input in the global search in the sidebar opens up a modal that show all possible results at once with collapseable sections for each category, including federated searches for other users, channels and rss feeds. (#2910)
diff --git a/changes/changelog.d/actor-not-found.bugfix b/changes/changelog.d/actor-not-found.bugfix
deleted file mode 100644
index ff0d81930..000000000
--- a/changes/changelog.d/actor-not-found.bugfix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Federation API returns a 404 response when an actor is not found
diff --git a/changes/changelog.d/allauth.enhancement b/changes/changelog.d/allauth.enhancement
deleted file mode 100644
index 30c4cf0a3..000000000
--- a/changes/changelog.d/allauth.enhancement
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Update dj-rest-auth to 5.0.2 and django-allauth to 0.55.2
diff --git a/changes/changelog.d/alpine-319.misc b/changes/changelog.d/alpine-319.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index 91adac627..000000000
--- a/changes/changelog.d/alpine-319.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Use Alpine 3.19 as base for docker images
diff --git a/changes/changelog.d/apache-template-fix.doc b/changes/changelog.d/apache-template-fix.doc
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index acfabe6da..000000000
--- a/changes/changelog.d/apache-template-fix.doc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Fixed the sample Apache configuration
diff --git a/changes/changelog.d/aws-custom-domain.doc b/changes/changelog.d/aws-custom-domain.doc
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--- a/changes/changelog.d/aws-custom-domain.doc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Added explanation of AWS_CUSTOM_DOMAIN and AWS_S3_URL_PROTOCOL.
diff --git a/changes/changelog.d/django4.2.enhancement b/changes/changelog.d/django4.2.enhancement
deleted file mode 100644
index 7d261c53f..000000000
--- a/changes/changelog.d/django4.2.enhancement
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Update django to version 4.2
diff --git a/changes/changelog.d/genre-tags.doc b/changes/changelog.d/genre-tags.doc
deleted file mode 100644
index 8d7fd12a9..000000000
--- a/changes/changelog.d/genre-tags.doc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Add genre tags spec.
diff --git a/changes/changelog.d/import-groups.doc b/changes/changelog.d/import-groups.doc
deleted file mode 100644
index ecc488295..000000000
--- a/changes/changelog.d/import-groups.doc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Add import group details to content upload spec (#2268)
diff --git a/changes/changelog.d/listenings-favorites-sync-with-lb.doc b/changes/changelog.d/listenings-favorites-sync-with-lb.doc
deleted file mode 100644
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--- a/changes/changelog.d/listenings-favorites-sync-with-lb.doc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-add listenings-favorites-sync-with-lb spec
diff --git a/changes/changelog.d/opensubsonic.feature b/changes/changelog.d/opensubsonic.feature
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index 8d28a02cb..000000000
--- a/changes/changelog.d/opensubsonic.feature
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Extend Subsonic API with OpenSubsonic support (#2270)
diff --git a/changes/changelog.d/publish-release-in-ci.enhancement b/changes/changelog.d/publish-release-in-ci.enhancement
deleted file mode 100644
index 013665e89..000000000
--- a/changes/changelog.d/publish-release-in-ci.enhancement
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Publish releases from CI job
diff --git a/changes/changelog.d/python312.feature b/changes/changelog.d/python312.feature
deleted file mode 100644
index 045006abd..000000000
--- a/changes/changelog.d/python312.feature
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Add support for Python 3.12
diff --git a/changes/changelog.d/subsonic-artistinfo2.feature b/changes/changelog.d/subsonic-artistinfo2.feature
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index e01f822f0..000000000
--- a/changes/changelog.d/subsonic-artistinfo2.feature
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Implement Subsonic getArtistInfo2 response
diff --git a/changes/changelog.d/subsonic-funkwhale-version.deprecation b/changes/changelog.d/subsonic-funkwhale-version.deprecation
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@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-The "funkwhaleVersion" field in Subsonic responses is deprecated. Clients
-should use the OpenSubsonic field "serverVersion" instead.
-The "funkwhaleVersion" field will get removed in Funkwhale 1.7.0.
diff --git a/changes/changelog.d/tauri.feature b/changes/changelog.d/tauri.feature
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index c8cd45ce4..000000000
--- a/changes/changelog.d/tauri.feature
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Build desktop app with Tauri
diff --git a/changes/changelog.d/upload-process.doc b/changes/changelog.d/upload-process.doc
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+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Added new upload process spec
diff --git a/changes/changelog.d/user-deletion.doc b/changes/changelog.d/user-deletion.doc
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--- a/changes/changelog.d/user-deletion.doc
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-Added user deletion spec
diff --git a/changes/changelog.d/v2-overview.doc b/changes/changelog.d/v2-overview.doc
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--- a/changes/changelog.d/v2-overview.doc
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@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Add API v2 overview.