diff --git a/.bumpversion.cfg b/.bumpversion.cfg
index 7d929f1..79a6e2d 100644
--- a/.bumpversion.cfg
+++ b/.bumpversion.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 2.0.0b1
+current_version = 2.0.0b2
 
 [comment]
 comment = The contents of this file cannot be merged with that of pyproject.toml until https://github.com/c4urself/bump2version/issues/42 is resolved
diff --git a/CITATION.cff b/CITATION.cff
index 074058c..23c92b4 100644
--- a/CITATION.cff
+++ b/CITATION.cff
@@ -97,4 +97,4 @@ license: Apache-2.0
 message: "If you use this software, please cite it using these metadata."
 repository-code: "https://github.com/ewatercycle/era5cli"
 title: era5cli
-version: "2.0.0b1"
+version: "2.0.0b2"
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6473ab8..dd24331 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 > 
 > To continue using era5cli, you will need to re-register at ECMWF and get a new API key,
 > and transition to the era5cli v2 beta. This can be installed with:
-> `pip install era5cli==2.0.0b1` 
+> `pip install era5cli==2.0.0b2` 
 
 > [!WARNING]
 > netCDF files from the new Climate Data Store Beta are not formatted the same as the
diff --git a/docs/CHANGELOG.md b/docs/CHANGELOG.md
index 754962c..6767e65 100644
--- a/docs/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/docs/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,12 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+## 2.0.0b2 - 2024-09-20
+
+**Fixed:**
+ - Pinned the version number of `cads-api-client` as its interface is unstable.
+
+
 ## 2.0.0b1 - 2024-08-30
 
 **Changed:**
diff --git a/docs/index.md b/docs/index.md
index 8f22597..46323ef 100644
--- a/docs/index.md
+++ b/docs/index.md
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ A command line interface to download ERA5 data from the [Copernicus Climate Data
    
     To continue using era5cli, you will need to re-register at ECMWF and get a new API key,
     and transition to the era5cli v2 beta. This can be installed with:
-    `pip install era5cli==2.0.0b1` 
+    `pip install era5cli==2.0.0b2` 
 
 ???+ warning
     netCDF files from the new Climate Data Store Beta are not formatted the same as the
diff --git a/era5cli/__version__.py b/era5cli/__version__.py
index 28f7ed3..0c29e2c 100644
--- a/era5cli/__version__.py
+++ b/era5cli/__version__.py
@@ -26,4 +26,4 @@
     "Bart Schilperoort",
 )
 __email__ = "ewatercycle@esciencecenter.nl"
-__version__ = "2.0.0b1"
+__version__ = "2.0.0b2"
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 602adc8..c2bf7ca 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ classifiers = [
 ]
 dependencies = [
   "cdsapi>=0.7.1",
-  "cads-api-client>=1.3",
+  "cads-api-client==1.3.0",  # Pin because API is unstable: github.com/ecmwf-projects/cads-api-client/issues/81
   "pathos",
   "PTable",
   "netCDF4"