diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 6180eb92e..3eb51cf67 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-    ".": "1.5.0"
+    ".": "2.0.0"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0fbb13d44..70be9ebab 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,4 +1,86 @@
-# Historical changelog
+# Changelog
+
+## [2.0.0](https://github.com/eqasim-org/eqasim-java/compare/v1.5.0...v2.0.0) (2025-05-07)
+
+
+### ⚠ BREAKING CHANGES
+
+* scenarios without vehicles will not work anymore
+
+### Features
+
+* [FeederDrt] a more flexible structure for access and egress stop selection ([#258](https://github.com/eqasim-org/eqasim-java/issues/258)) ([83a53fe](https://github.com/eqasim-org/eqasim-java/commit/83a53fe7e947312e6045574427343e0dea6c7031))
+* a new scenario cutter without mode choice limitations ([#251](https://github.com/eqasim-org/eqasim-java/issues/251)) ([47417e7](https://github.com/eqasim-org/eqasim-java/commit/47417e77feaee1c4bedd844bfda5ded7de00c25f))
+* ability to restrict VDF updates to a shapefile area ([#247](https://github.com/eqasim-org/eqasim-java/issues/247)) ([f3609f0](https://github.com/eqasim-org/eqasim-java/commit/f3609f06d09ce7ea4d18c44f1881c251605155b1))
+* add activity analysis ([#260](https://github.com/eqasim-org/eqasim-java/issues/260)) ([f527a86](https://github.com/eqasim-org/eqasim-java/commit/f527a866410398b7bce5446664f5c8c45d6315ab))
+* add configurable policies ([#254](https://github.com/eqasim-org/eqasim-java/issues/254)) ([b338bf8](https://github.com/eqasim-org/eqasim-java/commit/b338bf80a303914a93efbb6028ed3f6e25f91f1c))
+* add trip and leg inex for stop-to-stop traversal analysis ([#306](https://github.com/eqasim-org/eqasim-java/issues/306)) ([bd7c6c5](https://github.com/eqasim-org/eqasim-java/commit/bd7c6c59d559b7b5b4e3732baa8d2f0f3c57387e))
+* adding a sampler for simulated PT vehicle size in switzerland ([#354](https://github.com/eqasim-org/eqasim-java/issues/354)) ([d769d31](https://github.com/eqasim-org/eqasim-java/commit/d769d31d6008e38b770aa8ea48e44a8501abd60a))
+* adding the script to run switzerland with vdf ([#319](https://github.com/eqasim-org/eqasim-java/issues/319)) ([8d60d8c](https://github.com/eqasim-org/eqasim-java/commit/8d60d8cab82e1d63a0b7fd518a9241dbb11c614a))
+* Adding vehicles to swiss config ([#318](https://github.com/eqasim-org/eqasim-java/issues/318)) ([835e2bb](https://github.com/eqasim-org/eqasim-java/commit/835e2bbe3d21c31eb8dbfc6128545a285abc1eab))
+* allowing to create vehicles only in service area ([#243](https://github.com/eqasim-org/eqasim-java/issues/243)) ([3a8b9e7](https://github.com/eqasim-org/eqasim-java/commit/3a8b9e7616623d2f1c58a79a56b6f0c939ec024a))
+* analyse stop-to-stop traversals ([#299](https://github.com/eqasim-org/eqasim-java/issues/299)) ([96059cc](https://github.com/eqasim-org/eqasim-java/commit/96059ccf830b0216e34d397bb20f041eac98dc8b))
+* compatible with un-mapped transit schedules ([#275](https://github.com/eqasim-org/eqasim-java/issues/275)) ([8dc3328](https://github.com/eqasim-org/eqasim-java/commit/8dc3328f42b3a58dafea0c6dac86d3136d87572e))
+* consider leg mode for traversals ([#263](https://github.com/eqasim-org/eqasim-java/issues/263)) ([a9324c7](https://github.com/eqasim-org/eqasim-java/commit/a9324c75bc241bcf22f85d059a3fef7d2fad340c))
+* define scenario extent in gpkg for cutting ([#255](https://github.com/eqasim-org/eqasim-java/issues/255)) ([ea96dd7](https://github.com/eqasim-org/eqasim-java/commit/ea96dd701e99e4d28e32018cd9207fcea233bc7a))
+* departureId in PublicTransitEvent and in eqasim_pt.csv ([#279](https://github.com/eqasim-org/eqasim-java/issues/279)) ([60520f1](https://github.com/eqasim-org/eqasim-java/commit/60520f109cb0c60a2433b4e3554e3e46a72ecc8b))
+* DrtServiceAreaConstraint ([#287](https://github.com/eqasim-org/eqasim-java/issues/287)) ([38a4c7a](https://github.com/eqasim-org/eqasim-java/commit/38a4c7ac93d06cd911890677977ab955d74bcdb1))
+* EditConfig can now add and remove parameter sets ([#320](https://github.com/eqasim-org/eqasim-java/issues/320)) ([90a737d](https://github.com/eqasim-org/eqasim-java/commit/90a737dce5adac26843d797fbcb04a45b23aaf1a))
+* EditConfig script ([#286](https://github.com/eqasim-org/eqasim-java/issues/286)) ([c7a9346](https://github.com/eqasim-org/eqasim-java/commit/c7a93467f5793994c3b0643ba21b65e1fa9a8e01))
+* export network routes to geopackage ([#235](https://github.com/eqasim-org/eqasim-java/issues/235)) ([80fa272](https://github.com/eqasim-org/eqasim-java/commit/80fa272adfac9827e08d3c3d5f3b6283e820abf2))
+* export transit stops to gpkg ([#303](https://github.com/eqasim-org/eqasim-java/issues/303)) ([d6c8a77](https://github.com/eqasim-org/eqasim-java/commit/d6c8a7777d1fa5cd89357948d5e7477d4665b6c2))
+* exract traversals by mode ([#241](https://github.com/eqasim-org/eqasim-java/issues/241)) ([9644e9b](https://github.com/eqasim-org/eqasim-java/commit/9644e9be63fa2698c3e7886f07cf1b8acae6ef1b))
+* Feeder DRT automatically detects DRT service areas and considers them during routing ([#248](https://github.com/eqasim-org/eqasim-java/issues/248)) ([49986d3](https://github.com/eqasim-org/eqasim-java/commit/49986d3ee4d0c5fd8f12e8ac54b58f683afa5932))
+* generalize pseudo random errors ([#290](https://github.com/eqasim-org/eqasim-java/issues/290)) ([d4af27e](https://github.com/eqasim-org/eqasim-java/commit/d4af27eb6262c8543f51cf4e3bbc24575b5142aa))
+* improve integration of policies ([#291](https://github.com/eqasim-org/eqasim-java/issues/291)) ([d584c71](https://github.com/eqasim-org/eqasim-java/commit/d584c71f6ed915ace2df6cce673321620ed1db82))
+* main mode entry in PassengerRideItem ([#244](https://github.com/eqasim-org/eqasim-java/issues/244)) ([9fa3d45](https://github.com/eqasim-org/eqasim-java/commit/9fa3d456ef1b0d1f7f938321ca8497a13f3a9ca0))
+* make vdf travel times useable in routing server ([#309](https://github.com/eqasim-org/eqasim-java/issues/309)) ([4393e86](https://github.com/eqasim-org/eqasim-java/commit/4393e86938c80b4900cf89826463c2bc93dc550a))
+* minimum iterations ([#304](https://github.com/eqasim-org/eqasim-java/issues/304)) ([9dde302](https://github.com/eqasim-org/eqasim-java/commit/9dde302c5e573c15bba3164347ac4c42340cde35))
+* network-modes argument supported in CreateDrtVehicles ([#250](https://github.com/eqasim-org/eqasim-java/issues/250)) ([4477954](https://github.com/eqasim-org/eqasim-java/commit/4477954b9e60c2eba1623d19c65b78e0c1013ff0))
+* require vehicles for IDF by default ([#227](https://github.com/eqasim-org/eqasim-java/issues/227)) ([ece4932](https://github.com/eqasim-org/eqasim-java/commit/ece4932ffa8e5c8421b371d2db47f6bd34e1672e))
+* routing and isochrone server ([#217](https://github.com/eqasim-org/eqasim-java/issues/217)) ([24e9d71](https://github.com/eqasim-org/eqasim-java/commit/24e9d713796798ea2fca1980b6de7897090951f2))
+* script to export link traversals ([#238](https://github.com/eqasim-org/eqasim-java/issues/238)) ([9e76449](https://github.com/eqasim-org/eqasim-java/commit/9e76449a99ac5fe58a45414f3707f632a6086df5))
+* separate transit routing costs ([#215](https://github.com/eqasim-org/eqasim-java/issues/215)) ([cc81ec8](https://github.com/eqasim-org/eqasim-java/commit/cc81ec80b5d21db76f7174e2dc8daf90efdb3e42))
+* separate travel time recording from general analysis ([#271](https://github.com/eqasim-org/eqasim-java/issues/271)) ([0597c86](https://github.com/eqasim-org/eqasim-java/commit/0597c862f412d586bf635b65b982499a99cae536))
+* **server:** optional transit and freespeed calibration functionality ([#264](https://github.com/eqasim-org/eqasim-java/issues/264)) ([f37713d](https://github.com/eqasim-org/eqasim-java/commit/f37713d53d0f20020b41953cd0b04633ebfd8c2d))
+* **server:** process requests in batch from a file ([#308](https://github.com/eqasim-org/eqasim-java/issues/308)) ([8aac748](https://github.com/eqasim-org/eqasim-java/commit/8aac7487dedfc0ae9dc3ed370372a742e66c4415))
+* **server:** provide leg counts independent of itinerary ([#221](https://github.com/eqasim-org/eqasim-java/issues/221)) ([514572a](https://github.com/eqasim-org/eqasim-java/commit/514572a8ddc8df0b2e0c388e34fd690019519616))
+* **server:** specify routing parameters for the whole batch ([#220](https://github.com/eqasim-org/eqasim-java/issues/220)) ([2136a1a](https://github.com/eqasim-org/eqasim-java/commit/2136a1abf3375fa09333be863d0bf64dd235dedc))
+* skip scenario check ([#216](https://github.com/eqasim-org/eqasim-java/issues/216)) ([f1af717](https://github.com/eqasim-org/eqasim-java/commit/f1af717654521f5a24dfc229cd990dbd59eb08ea))
+* sparse horizon handler for vdf ([#276](https://github.com/eqasim-org/eqasim-java/issues/276)) ([7ed1950](https://github.com/eqasim-org/eqasim-java/commit/7ed1950498ca0f6b73a4540e40de6037af4a682b))
+* Standalone Mode Choice as a core functionality and some documentation and refractoring ([#224](https://github.com/eqasim-org/eqasim-java/issues/224)) ([18eb5c3](https://github.com/eqasim-org/eqasim-java/commit/18eb5c3f651904295a6cc4e4bd1acffd9fb59831))
+* **StandaloneModeChoice:** passing down extra parameters to simulations + supporting of transit with abstract access ([#265](https://github.com/eqasim-org/eqasim-java/issues/265)) ([9074122](https://github.com/eqasim-org/eqasim-java/commit/9074122cc70e2883f73abec5af10c49facea392d))
+* Transit with abstract access ([#214](https://github.com/eqasim-org/eqasim-java/issues/214)) ([640b0c6](https://github.com/eqasim-org/eqasim-java/commit/640b0c6235144c918bd72b043339cab356012615))
+* update swiss vdf  ([#343](https://github.com/eqasim-org/eqasim-java/issues/343)) ([ec1a2bf](https://github.com/eqasim-org/eqasim-java/commit/ec1a2bfbaa8347cb1d4e9a2b7a786b19582be604))
+* write out legs in standalone mode choice ([#270](https://github.com/eqasim-org/eqasim-java/issues/270)) ([feb5793](https://github.com/eqasim-org/eqasim-java/commit/feb57932b28bd905803498d51bf5d959a2cd57d6))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* adapt to new way of configuring link speed calculator ([#273](https://github.com/eqasim-org/eqasim-java/issues/273)) ([74befe8](https://github.com/eqasim-org/eqasim-java/commit/74befe8991ba068645826ffcebd588a66a6727f5))
+* adding new mode to DMC cached modes ([#252](https://github.com/eqasim-org/eqasim-java/issues/252)) ([d858ce6](https://github.com/eqasim-org/eqasim-java/commit/d858ce64988e1c9590fc3b5241a1eab200830a75))
+* attributes in legs rather than in interaction activities ([#245](https://github.com/eqasim-org/eqasim-java/issues/245)) ([0c9a6c6](https://github.com/eqasim-org/eqasim-java/commit/0c9a6c6581b5a6cde16f6c14e3ef5859b853b8c3))
+* broken leg index counter ([#229](https://github.com/eqasim-org/eqasim-java/issues/229)) ([73ac087](https://github.com/eqasim-org/eqasim-java/commit/73ac087222823f94fa1abd4ea2d7e46d2239f286))
+* correct writing of accessTransitStopId, ref eqasim-org/eqasim-java[#316](https://github.com/eqasim-org/eqasim-java/issues/316) ([#317](https://github.com/eqasim-org/eqasim-java/issues/317)) ([492c2d6](https://github.com/eqasim-org/eqasim-java/commit/492c2d67cad106c814fe8bf56bde2af1479c27cf))
+* enable activity listener ([#296](https://github.com/eqasim-org/eqasim-java/issues/296)) ([b3e7319](https://github.com/eqasim-org/eqasim-java/commit/b3e73194154da6a000f4fb54ec2183e6fc940470))
+* external inlinks for LTZ policy ([#295](https://github.com/eqasim-org/eqasim-java/issues/295)) ([7734704](https://github.com/eqasim-org/eqasim-java/commit/773470412839d4dd14b9c0156629ebb659f5e077))
+* failsafe stop traversals ([#305](https://github.com/eqasim-org/eqasim-java/issues/305)) ([09ee4cc](https://github.com/eqasim-org/eqasim-java/commit/09ee4cced4186c1305a36f345cd5d102a4a2a9a0))
+* handling already existing optional config groups ([#267](https://github.com/eqasim-org/eqasim-java/issues/267)) ([6abc3a3](https://github.com/eqasim-org/eqasim-java/commit/6abc3a37bfb29941d951a5a0565234e34e0a2c34))
+* move emission tests to core ([#211](https://github.com/eqasim-org/eqasim-java/issues/211)) ([35a595b](https://github.com/eqasim-org/eqasim-java/commit/35a595b761e6b2363a598d3ebfd7a4157caeb020))
+* only initialize SpeedyALT data once ([#222](https://github.com/eqasim-org/eqasim-java/issues/222)) ([68333f4](https://github.com/eqasim-org/eqasim-java/commit/68333f4ac34ff9a3e0198b72d87e1963218d80b2))
+* preventing the summing of two error terms in FeederDrtUtilityEstimator ([#246](https://github.com/eqasim-org/eqasim-java/issues/246)) ([a68ff1a](https://github.com/eqasim-org/eqasim-java/commit/a68ff1a976eaf596de4bf0c3c3712a211701b9be))
+* properly considering the --plans-path argument ([#261](https://github.com/eqasim-org/eqasim-java/issues/261)) ([dc15b31](https://github.com/eqasim-org/eqasim-java/commit/dc15b3164402dcf2c9a2ef1c01769673430f92e3))
+* properly filtering links inside area of interest ([#297](https://github.com/eqasim-org/eqasim-java/issues/297)) ([14df7ba](https://github.com/eqasim-org/eqasim-java/commit/14df7ba204252289ce0cca4dabf0ee018e2d3c50))
+* properly write leg mode for traversals ([#298](https://github.com/eqasim-org/eqasim-java/issues/298)) ([2041c67](https://github.com/eqasim-org/eqasim-java/commit/2041c67d36fc1b37af5ffb17aa663c2943e51ba9))
+* regex expression ([#249](https://github.com/eqasim-org/eqasim-java/issues/249)) ([d36be2e](https://github.com/eqasim-org/eqasim-java/commit/d36be2e9af0f64066120a7e1a416cabda0a9f014))
+* RunAdaptConfig ([#302](https://github.com/eqasim-org/eqasim-java/issues/302)) ([f2563dd](https://github.com/eqasim-org/eqasim-java/commit/f2563dd6bcf499ce38e592a01758a840e5800c85))
+* **server:** add eqasim raptor config group ([#223](https://github.com/eqasim-org/eqasim-java/issues/223)) ([a1bbe91](https://github.com/eqasim-org/eqasim-java/commit/a1bbe91e8a5a5e0ce77b04da00babc5ad69ec622))
+* **server:** fix problem when setting use-transit false ([#310](https://github.com/eqasim-org/eqasim-java/issues/310)) ([ed0322b](https://github.com/eqasim-org/eqasim-java/commit/ed0322bb8b4f9f43a9cd90268e5507221b301597))
+* **server:** shutdown thread pool at end ([#311](https://github.com/eqasim-org/eqasim-java/issues/311)) ([f829cdb](https://github.com/eqasim-org/eqasim-java/commit/f829cdb8b690c1107998ff02629a416e445adf2b))
+* using leg travel times when possible ([#234](https://github.com/eqasim-org/eqasim-java/issues/234)) ([d179e3c](https://github.com/eqasim-org/eqasim-java/commit/d179e3c29bb48c1b059408b1f3aa027fb64e4c7e))
+* various fixes for vdf ([#274](https://github.com/eqasim-org/eqasim-java/issues/274)) ([d73625f](https://github.com/eqasim-org/eqasim-java/commit/d73625f3107e878db8d065c6d6947b5f06f6db91))
+
+## Historical changelog
 
 - Improve Emissions tools in order to handle unknown Osm highway tag values when mapping HBEFA road types
 - add configurable policies for IDF
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0e7209a4d..41f715012 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ The main research reference for the eqasim-java framework:
 ## Versioning and Packging
 
 <!-- x-release-please-start-version -->
-The current version of `eqasim-java` is `1.5.0`. New versions are created with every Github release and can be used as a Maven dependency. First, you need to add our [packagecloud repository](https://packagecloud.io/eth-ivt/eqasim) to your `pom.xml`:
+The current version of `eqasim-java` is `2.0.0`. New versions are created with every Github release and can be used as a Maven dependency. First, you need to add our [packagecloud repository](https://packagecloud.io/eth-ivt/eqasim) to your `pom.xml`:
 <!-- x-release-please-end -->
 
 ```xml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ Afterwards, you can add various sub-packages to your project:
 <dependency>
     <groupId>org.eqasim</groupId>
     <artifactId>core</artifactId>
-    <version>1.5.0</version>
+    <version>2.0.0</version>
 </dependency>
 ```
 <!-- x-release-please-end -->
diff --git a/version.txt b/version.txt
index 3e1ad720b..227cea215 100644
--- a/version.txt
+++ b/version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.5.0
\ No newline at end of file
+2.0.0