diff --git a/RELEASE_NOTES.md b/RELEASE_NOTES.md
index e43f542..d38e3a8 100644
--- a/RELEASE_NOTES.md
+++ b/RELEASE_NOTES.md
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ Summary of changes between Splunk OTel Python major versions 1 and 2.
 
 ### Version 2
 
-| Function name | Operation                              | Arguments |
-|---------------|----------------------------------------|-----------|
-| `init_otel()` | Initializes tracing, metrics, and logs | None      |
+| Function name        | Operation                              | Arguments |
+|----------------------|----------------------------------------|-----------|
+| `init_splunk_otel()` | Initializes tracing, metrics, and logs | None      |
 
 ## Environment Variables
 
diff --git a/src/splunk_otel/__about__.py b/src/splunk_otel/__about__.py
index 1605d6b..a6b2a4c 100644
--- a/src/splunk_otel/__about__.py
+++ b/src/splunk_otel/__about__.py
@@ -12,4 +12,15 @@
 #  See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 #  limitations under the License.
 
+
 __version__ = "2.0.0a1"
+"""
+explanation:
+2.0.0a1 (alpha release 1 of version 2.0.0)
+2.0.0b1 (beta release 1 of version 2.0.0)
+2.0.0rc1 (release candidate 1 of version 2.0.0)
+
+installation:
+pip install --pre splunk-opentelemetry
+pip install splunk-opentelemetry==2.0.0a1
+"""