diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0872c83..1ef9bfb 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,21 +1,3 @@
-## 2.0.0-dev.XX.0
-(Add new changes here, and they will be copied to the
- change section for the next dev version)
-
-### Language
-
-#### Strong Mode
-
-### Core library changes
-
-### Dart VM
-
-### Tool Changes
-
-#### Pub
-
-#### Other Tools
-
 ## 2.0.0-dev.53.0
 
 ## 2.0.0-dev.52.0
diff --git a/tools/VERSION b/tools/VERSION
index a3f39d7..0e39300 100644
--- a/tools/VERSION
+++ b/tools/VERSION
@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@
 #  * Making cherry-picks to stable channel
 #     - increase PATCH by 1
 #
-CHANNEL be
+CHANNEL dev
 MAJOR 2
 MINOR 0
 PATCH 0
-PRERELEASE 0
+PRERELEASE 53
 PRERELEASE_PATCH 0