diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 7d9aa912c..a2927c7b1 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -16,6 +16,6 @@
   "tools/flagd-http-connector": "0.0.4",
   "tools/flagd-api": "1.0.0",
   "tools/flagd-api-testkit": "0.2.1",
-  "tools/flagd-core": "1.2.0",
+  "tools/flagd-core": "2.0.0",
   ".": "1.0.0"
 }
diff --git a/providers/flagd/pom.xml b/providers/flagd/pom.xml
index 9ea2afcf3..1c8a017ce 100644
--- a/providers/flagd/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/flagd/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
         <protobuf-java.min.version>3.25.6</protobuf-java.min.version>
         <com.vmlens.version>1.2.28</com.vmlens.version>
         <!-- Transitive flagd-core version -->
-        <flagd-core.version>[1.2.0,2.0.0)</flagd-core.version>
+        <flagd-core.version>[2.0.0,3.0.0)</flagd-core.version>
     </properties>
 
     <name>flagd</name>
diff --git a/tools/flagd-core/CHANGELOG.md b/tools/flagd-core/CHANGELOG.md
index 69e3b6fc8..5e68e6c96 100644
--- a/tools/flagd-core/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/tools/flagd-core/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,16 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [2.0.0](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk-contrib/compare/dev.openfeature.contrib.tools.flagdcore-v1.2.0...dev.openfeature.contrib.tools.flagdcore-v2.0.0) (2026-06-02)
+
+
+### ⚠ BREAKING CHANGES
+
+* DISABLED is a successful evaluation (still defaults) ([#1800](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk-contrib/issues/1800))
+
+### ✨ New Features
+
+* DISABLED is a successful evaluation (still defaults) ([#1800](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk-contrib/issues/1800)) ([d732c35](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk-contrib/commit/d732c355597f85cbd914107f4ff63e9ef73d677d))
+
 ## [1.2.0](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk-contrib/compare/dev.openfeature.contrib.tools.flagdcore-v1.1.0...dev.openfeature.contrib.tools.flagdcore-v1.2.0) (2026-05-11)
 
 
diff --git a/tools/flagd-core/README.md b/tools/flagd-core/README.md
index aed70d5e4..d1d2e2f2b 100644
--- a/tools/flagd-core/README.md
+++ b/tools/flagd-core/README.md
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ ProviderEvaluation<Boolean> result = core.resolveBooleanValue("myBoolFlag", eval
 <dependency>
     <groupId>dev.openfeature.contrib.tools</groupId>
     <artifactId>flagd-core</artifactId>
-    <version>1.2.0</version> <!--x-release-please-version -->
+    <version>2.0.0</version> <!--x-release-please-version -->
 </dependency>
 ```
 
diff --git a/tools/flagd-core/pom.xml b/tools/flagd-core/pom.xml
index 70f481242..f3d7f94da 100644
--- a/tools/flagd-core/pom.xml
+++ b/tools/flagd-core/pom.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     </parent>
     <groupId>dev.openfeature.contrib.tools</groupId>
     <artifactId>flagd-core</artifactId>
-    <version>1.2.0</version> <!--x-release-please-version -->
+    <version>2.0.0</version> <!--x-release-please-version -->
 
     <properties>
         <module-name>${groupId}.flagdcore</module-name>
diff --git a/tools/flagd-core/version.txt b/tools/flagd-core/version.txt
index 26aaba0e8..227cea215 100644
--- a/tools/flagd-core/version.txt
+++ b/tools/flagd-core/version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.2.0
+2.0.0