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@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@ This repo contains the source code for cross-platform [.NET Core](http://github.
 Looking for V1 of the .NET Core tooling?
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-If you are looking for the v1.0.1 release of the .NET Core tools (CLI, MSBuild and the new csproj), head over to https://dot.net/core and download!
+If you are looking for the v2.0 release of the .NET Core tools (CLI, MSBuild and the new csproj), head over to https://dot.net/core and download!
 
-> **Note:** the master branch of the CLI repo is based on the upcoming v2 of .NET Core and is considered pre-release. For production-level usage, use the
-> v1 of the tools.
+> **Note:** the master branch of the CLI repo is based on post-v2.0 of .NET Core and is considered pre-release. For production-level usage, use the
+> v2.0 of the tools.
 
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