diff --git a/app.go b/app.go
index aacc7a5..2f2d79f 100644
--- a/app.go
+++ b/app.go
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ func app(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 	if linuxCisVersion != "" {
 		version = linuxCisVersion
 	} else {
-		version = "1.1.0"
+		version = "2.0.0"
 	}
 
 	path, err := getDefinitionFilePath(version)
diff --git a/root.go b/root.go
index 862db75..b71f28e 100644
--- a/root.go
+++ b/root.go
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ func init() {
 	RootCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&noResults, "noresults", false, "Disable printing of results section")
 	RootCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&noSummary, "nosummary", false, "Disable printing of summary section")
 	RootCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&noRemediations, "noremediations", false, "Disable printing of remediations section")
-	RootCmd.Flags().StringVarP(&linuxCisVersion, "version", "", "1.1.0", "Specify linux cis version, automatically detected if unset")
+	RootCmd.Flags().StringVarP(&linuxCisVersion, "version", "", "2.0.0", "Specify linux cis version, automatically detected if unset")
 	RootCmd.Flags().StringVarP(&cfgDir, "config-dir", "D", "cfg", "directory to get benchmark definitions")
 	RootCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&jsonFmt, "json", false, "Prints the results as JSON")
 	RootCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&includeTestOutput, "include-test-output", false, "Prints the test's output")