diff --git a/.cz.toml b/.cz.toml
index 45fe7310..ebaae498 100644
--- a/.cz.toml
+++ b/.cz.toml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 # https://commitizen-tools.github.io/commitizen/
 name = "cz_conventional_commits"
 changelog_start_rev = "v0.0.0"
-version = "2.0.0b1"
+version = "2.0.0b2"
 tag_format = "v$version"
 annotated_tag = true
 gpg_sign = true
diff --git a/NEWS-VERSION.rst b/NEWS-VERSION.rst
index a1a73ac7..2bfcb922 100644
--- a/NEWS-VERSION.rst
+++ b/NEWS-VERSION.rst
@@ -1,10 +1,29 @@
-prunerr 2.0.0b1 (2023-10-29)
+prunerr 2.0.0b2 (2023-10-30)
 ============================
 
 Bugfixes
 --------
 
-- Trigger a release after the v2.0.0b0 release failure.
+- Fix handling of empty top-level keys in the configuration file::
+
+    DEBUG:prunerr.runner:Sub-command `exec` completed in 89.50181317329407s
+    Traceback (most recent call last):
+      File "/usr/local/bin/prunerr", line 8, in <module>
+        sys.exit(main())
+                 ^^^^^^
+      File "/usr/local/lib/python3.11/site-packages/prunerr/__init__.py", line 241, in main
+        _main(args=args)
+      File "/usr/local/lib/python3.11/site-packages/prunerr/__init__.py", line 288, in _main
+        if (result := parsed_args.command(runner, **command_kwargs)) is not None:
+                      ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+      File "/usr/local/lib/python3.11/site-packages/prunerr/__init__.py", line 181, in daemon
+        runner.daemon(*args, **kwargs)
+      File "/usr/local/lib/python3.11/site-packages/prunerr/runner.py", line 337, in daemon
+        poll = self.config.get("daemon", {}).get("poll", 60)
+               ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+    AttributeError: 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'get'
+- Get default values from `the example configuration file
+  <https://gitlab.com/rpatterson/prunerr/blob/main/src/prunerr/home/.config/prunerr.yml>`_.
 
 
 
diff --git a/NEWS.rst b/NEWS.rst
index eac44bf4..900b8c7c 100644
--- a/NEWS.rst
+++ b/NEWS.rst
@@ -1,3 +1,31 @@
+prunerr 2.0.0b2 (2023-10-30)
+============================
+
+Bugfixes
+--------
+
+- Fix handling of empty top-level keys in the configuration file::
+
+    DEBUG:prunerr.runner:Sub-command `exec` completed in 89.50181317329407s
+    Traceback (most recent call last):
+      File "/usr/local/bin/prunerr", line 8, in <module>
+        sys.exit(main())
+                 ^^^^^^
+      File "/usr/local/lib/python3.11/site-packages/prunerr/__init__.py", line 241, in main
+        _main(args=args)
+      File "/usr/local/lib/python3.11/site-packages/prunerr/__init__.py", line 288, in _main
+        if (result := parsed_args.command(runner, **command_kwargs)) is not None:
+                      ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+      File "/usr/local/lib/python3.11/site-packages/prunerr/__init__.py", line 181, in daemon
+        runner.daemon(*args, **kwargs)
+      File "/usr/local/lib/python3.11/site-packages/prunerr/runner.py", line 337, in daemon
+        poll = self.config.get("daemon", {}).get("poll", 60)
+               ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+    AttributeError: 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'get'
+- Get default values from `the example configuration file
+  <https://gitlab.com/rpatterson/prunerr/blob/main/src/prunerr/home/.config/prunerr.yml>`_.
+
+
 prunerr 2.0.0b1 (2023-10-29)
 ============================
 
diff --git a/newsfragments/+config-defaults-example.bugfix.rst b/newsfragments/+config-defaults-example.bugfix.rst
deleted file mode 100644
index 00a1393d..00000000
--- a/newsfragments/+config-defaults-example.bugfix.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-Get default values from `the example configuration file
-<https://gitlab.com/rpatterson/prunerr/blob/main/src/prunerr/home/.config/prunerr.yml>`_.
diff --git a/newsfragments/+config-empty-keys.bugfix.rst b/newsfragments/+config-empty-keys.bugfix.rst
deleted file mode 100644
index 2f3f48c6..00000000
--- a/newsfragments/+config-empty-keys.bugfix.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-Fix handling of empty top-level keys in the configuration file::
-
-  DEBUG:prunerr.runner:Sub-command `exec` completed in 89.50181317329407s
-  Traceback (most recent call last):
-    File "/usr/local/bin/prunerr", line 8, in <module>
-      sys.exit(main())
-               ^^^^^^
-    File "/usr/local/lib/python3.11/site-packages/prunerr/__init__.py", line 241, in main
-      _main(args=args)
-    File "/usr/local/lib/python3.11/site-packages/prunerr/__init__.py", line 288, in _main
-      if (result := parsed_args.command(runner, **command_kwargs)) is not None:
-                    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-    File "/usr/local/lib/python3.11/site-packages/prunerr/__init__.py", line 181, in daemon
-      runner.daemon(*args, **kwargs)
-    File "/usr/local/lib/python3.11/site-packages/prunerr/runner.py", line 337, in daemon
-      poll = self.config.get("daemon", {}).get("poll", 60)
-             ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-  AttributeError: 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'get'
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index fcd98a45..db11d97e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "@rpattersonnet/prunerr",
   "scope": "@rpattersonnet",
-  "version": "2.0.0-b1",
+  "version": "2.0.0-b2",
   "description": "Perma-seed Servarr media libraries",
   "scripts": {
     "lint": "npm run lint:code && npm run lint:prose",