diff --git a/.pql/pql-plan.json b/.pql/pql-plan.json
index 955d7f3a..935b789f 100644
--- a/.pql/pql-plan.json
+++ b/.pql/pql-plan.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "exported_at": "2026-05-03T19:52:53Z",
+  "exported_at": "2026-05-03T20:06:31Z",
   "decisions": [
     {
       "id": "D-1",
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 271ade9f..7b59418a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ heading, and (b) bumping `pubspec.yaml` `version:` in the same commit.
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [2.0.0] — 2026-05-03
+
 ### Fixed
 
 - PTY FFI constants now platform-dispatched: `TIOCSWINSZ` (`0x80087467`
@@ -51,6 +53,11 @@ heading, and (b) bumping `pubspec.yaml` `version:` in the same commit.
 
 ### Added
 
+- `make install` / `make uninstall` — builds the release bundle and
+  installs it to `~/.local/` with XDG desktop entry, icon registration
+  at seven sizes, and icon cache refresh. macOS installs to
+  `~/Applications/clide.app`.
+
 - Backend isolate — all subprocess and file I/O runs in a dedicated
   isolate, keeping the merged UI/platform thread on macOS free for
   rendering. Communicates via SendPort using the existing IPC protocol.
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 536cdeba..9438f094 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -18,10 +18,7 @@ else
   FLUTTER_OS := windows
 endif
 
-VERSION_BASE ?= $(shell awk -F': *' '/^version:/ {gsub(/[" ]/,"",$$2); print $$2; exit}' pubspec.yaml)
-COMMIT       ?= $(shell git rev-parse --short HEAD 2>/dev/null || echo unknown)
-DIRTY        := $(shell git diff --quiet HEAD 2>/dev/null || echo .dirty)
-VERSION      ?= $(VERSION_BASE)+$(COMMIT)$(DIRTY)
+VERSION      ?= $(shell awk -F': *' '/^version:/ {gsub(/[" ]/,"",$$2); print $$2; exit}' pubspec.yaml)
 DATE         ?= $(shell date -u +%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ)
 
 .PHONY: help
@@ -142,6 +139,68 @@ build-linux: ## flutter build linux (desktop bundle).
 build-macos: ## flutter build macos (desktop bundle).
 	flutter build macos
 
+# -- install / uninstall -----------------------------------------------------
+
+# Install prefix. Bundle lands at $(INSTALL_PREFIX)/clide/ with a
+# symlink at $(INSTALL_DIR)/clide pointing into it.
+INSTALL_PREFIX ?= $(HOME)/.local/lib
+
+ifeq ($(FLUTTER_OS),linux)
+  BUNDLE_DIR := build/linux/x64/release/bundle
+else ifeq ($(FLUTTER_OS),macos)
+  BUNDLE_DIR := build/macos/Build/Products/Release/clide.app
+endif
+
+ICON_SIZES := 16 32 48 128 192 256 512
+
+.PHONY: install
+install: build ## Build + install clide to ~/.local (INSTALL_PREFIX, INSTALL_DIR).
+ifeq ($(FLUTTER_OS),linux)
+	@mkdir -p $(INSTALL_PREFIX) $(INSTALL_DIR)
+	rm -rf $(INSTALL_PREFIX)/clide
+	cp -a $(BUNDLE_DIR) $(INSTALL_PREFIX)/clide
+	ln -sf $(INSTALL_PREFIX)/clide/clide $(INSTALL_DIR)/clide
+	@for size in $(ICON_SIZES); do \
+	  dir=$(HOME)/.local/share/icons/hicolor/$${size}x$${size}/apps; \
+	  mkdir -p $$dir; \
+	  cp assets/logo/appicon-$${size}.png $$dir/clide.png; \
+	done
+	@mkdir -p $(HOME)/.local/share/applications
+	@sed 's|Exec=clide|Exec=$(INSTALL_PREFIX)/clide/clide|' linux/clide.desktop \
+	  > $(HOME)/.local/share/applications/clide.desktop
+	@gtk-update-icon-cache -f -t $(HOME)/.local/share/icons/hicolor 2>/dev/null || true
+	@update-desktop-database $(HOME)/.local/share/applications 2>/dev/null || true
+	@echo "installed: $(INSTALL_DIR)/clide -> $(INSTALL_PREFIX)/clide/clide"
+	@echo "desktop:   ~/.local/share/applications/clide.desktop"
+	@echo "version:   $(VERSION)"
+else ifeq ($(FLUTTER_OS),macos)
+	@mkdir -p $(HOME)/Applications
+	rm -rf $(HOME)/Applications/clide.app
+	cp -a $(BUNDLE_DIR) $(HOME)/Applications/clide.app
+	@echo "installed: ~/Applications/clide.app"
+	@echo "version:   $(VERSION)"
+else
+	@echo "install not yet supported on $(FLUTTER_OS)"
+	@exit 1
+endif
+
+.PHONY: uninstall
+uninstall: ## Remove installed clide.
+ifeq ($(FLUTTER_OS),linux)
+	rm -f $(INSTALL_DIR)/clide
+	rm -rf $(INSTALL_PREFIX)/clide
+	rm -f $(HOME)/.local/share/applications/clide.desktop
+	@for size in $(ICON_SIZES); do \
+	  rm -f $(HOME)/.local/share/icons/hicolor/$${size}x$${size}/apps/clide.png; \
+	done
+	@gtk-update-icon-cache -f -t $(HOME)/.local/share/icons/hicolor 2>/dev/null || true
+	@update-desktop-database $(HOME)/.local/share/applications 2>/dev/null || true
+	@echo "uninstalled"
+else ifeq ($(FLUTTER_OS),macos)
+	rm -rf $(HOME)/Applications/clide.app
+	@echo "uninstalled"
+endif
+
 # -- dugite-native (bundled git) ------------------------------------------
 
 DUGITE_VERSION := v2.53.0-3
diff --git a/linux/clide.desktop b/linux/clide.desktop
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f84cd919
--- /dev/null
+++ b/linux/clide.desktop
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+[Desktop Entry]
+Type=Application
+Name=clide
+Comment=Flutter desktop IDE for Claude Code
+Exec=clide %U
+Icon=clide
+Terminal=false
+Categories=Development;IDE;TextEditor;
+Keywords=code;editor;ide;claude;terminal;
+StartupWMClass=clide
+MimeType=inode/directory;
diff --git a/pubspec.yaml b/pubspec.yaml
index 6d4461b2..bd4fbb74 100644
--- a/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/pubspec.yaml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ description: >-
   UI, subsystem handlers (pane, files, editor, git, pql), and the
   extension framework.
 publish_to: none
-version: 2.0.0-dev
+version: 2.0.0
 repository: https://github.com/postmeridiem/clide
 
 # Project metadata (was project.yaml, folded in per D-056).