---
layout: news_item
title: 'Jekyll turns 2.0.0'
author: parkr
version: 2.0.0
categories: [release]
---

One year ago, [we released Jekyll 1.0.0][jekyll-1]. One year later, we present to you the next major version: Jekyll 2.0.

Jam-packed with some [highly-requested features and bugfixes galore][changelog], this is the best Jekyll yet. Some notable changes:

1. [Collections](/docs/collections/)
2. Brand new site template for `jekyll new` (thanks [@jglovier][]!)
3. [Native Sass & CoffeeScript support](/docs/assets/)
4. [YAML Front-Matter defaults](/docs/configuration/#frontmatter_defaults)
5. Custom markdown processors
6. Addition of `where` and `group_by` Liquid filters
7. Switch from Maruku to Kramdown as default markdown converter

Check out our [changelog][] for a complete list of all (200+) changes.

Happy developing!

[changelog]: /docs/history/
[@jglovier]: https://github.com/jglovier
[jekyll-1]: {% post_url 2013-05-05-jekyll-1-0-0-released %}