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@@ -19,12 +19,13 @@ Check out [polymer-project.org](https://www.polymer-project.org) for all of the
Or if you'd just like to download the library, check out our [releases page](https://github.com/polymer/polymer/releases).
-## Polymer 2.0 now at Release Candidate!
-Polymer 2.0 is now at Release Candidate stage, and will be the future focus of Polymer development going forward. We intend to keep the 2.x public API stable barring critical feedback or issues during the release candidate period. For background and migration information on the 2.x see the [2.0 documentation](https://www.polymer-project.org/2.0/docs/about_20) on the website or the [2.0 section below](#release-candidate), and we welcome your feedback via [issues](https://github.com/Polymer/polymer/issues/new) or [Slack](https://polymer-slack.herokuapp.com/).
+## Polymer 2.0 is out!
-**To evaluate Polymer 2.0**, please point your bower at the latest `2.0.0-rc.x` tag for polymer, and be sure load to the `webcomponentsjs/webcomponents-lite.js` or `webcomponentsjs/webcomponents-loader.js` polyfills from the latest `v1.0.0-rc.x` tag of [`webcomponentsjs`](https://github.com/webcomponents/webcomponentsjs)
+Polymer 2.0 is released, and will be the future focus of Polymer development going forward. We intend to keep the 2.x public API stable barring critical issues. For background and migration information on the 2.x see the [2.0 documentation](https://www.polymer-project.org/2.0/docs/about_20) on the website or the [2.0 section below](#2-0), and we welcome your feedback via [issues](https://github.com/Polymer/polymer/issues/new) or [Slack](https://polymer-slack.herokuapp.com/).
-👀 **Looking for Polymer v1.x?** Please see the [the v1 branch](https://github.com/Polymer/polymer/tree/1.x)
+**To evaluate Polymer 2.0**, please point your bower at the latest `2.0.0` tag for polymer, and be sure load to the `webcomponentsjs/webcomponents-lite.js` or `webcomponentsjs/webcomponents-loader.js` polyfills from the latest `v1.0.0` tag of [`webcomponentsjs`](https://github.com/webcomponents/webcomponentsjs).
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+👀 **Looking for Polymer v1.x?** Please see the [the v1 branch](https://github.com/Polymer/polymer/tree/1.x).
## Overview
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-# Polymer 2.0 (release candidate)
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+# Polymer 2.0
Polymer 2.0 is a major new release of Polymer that is compatible with the latest web components standards and web platform APIs, and makes significant improvements over the 1.x version of the library. The following section provides context and migration information for existing users of Polymer 1.x: