diff --git a/.github/release-please/manifest.json b/.github/release-please/manifest.json
index c81ec9224..ddb3c6ee3 100644
--- a/.github/release-please/manifest.json
+++ b/.github/release-please/manifest.json
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@
     "packages/hardhat-zksync-deploy": "0.11.0-beta.1",
     "packages/hardhat-zksync-upgradable": "0.5.2-beta.1",
     "packages/hardhat-zksync": "0.2.0-beta.1",
-    "packages/hardhat-zksync-ethers": "0.1.0-beta.1"
+    "packages/hardhat-zksync-ethers": "0.2.0-beta.1"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/hardhat-zksync-ethers/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/hardhat-zksync-ethers/CHANGELOG.md
index c42b332f1..2bda9b2e8 100644
--- a/packages/hardhat-zksync-ethers/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/hardhat-zksync-ethers/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.2.0-beta.1](https://github.com/matter-labs/hardhat-zksync/compare/@matterlabs/hardhat-zksync-ethers-v0.1.0-beta.1...@matterlabs/hardhat-zksync-ethers-v0.2.0-beta.1) (2024-08-21)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* introducing hardhat zksync-ethers sdk helpers and ethers extension in hre ([d888309](https://github.com/matter-labs/hardhat-zksync/commit/d888309cf587de4e6ff2d5bb28295f03be6e0ae5))
+
 ## [1.1.0](https://github.com/matter-labs/hardhat-zksync/compare/@matterlabs/hardhat-zksync-ethers-v1.0.0...@matterlabs/hardhat-zksync-ethers-v1.1.0) (2024-06-19)
 
 
diff --git a/packages/hardhat-zksync-ethers/package.json b/packages/hardhat-zksync-ethers/package.json
index e666b29ba..ed8cf13e7 100644
--- a/packages/hardhat-zksync-ethers/package.json
+++ b/packages/hardhat-zksync-ethers/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@matterlabs/hardhat-zksync-ethers",
-  "version": "0.1.0-beta.1",
+  "version": "0.2.0-beta.1",
   "description": "Hardhat plugin for integration with zksync-ethers library",
   "repository": "github:matter-labs/hardhat-zksync",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/matter-labs/hardhat-zksync/tree/main/packages/hardhat-zksync-ethers",