diff --git a/doc/changes.rst b/doc/changes.rst
index d770f3f..a7b71cc 100644
--- a/doc/changes.rst
+++ b/doc/changes.rst
@@ -1,6 +1,13 @@
 python-mpd2 Changes List
 ========================
 
+Changes in v2.0.1
+-----------------
+
+* 2.0.0 also dropped use_unicode parameter with no backwards compatibility.
+  This versions just deprecates the parameter.
+
+
 Changes in v2.0.0
 -----------------
 
diff --git a/mpd/base.py b/mpd/base.py
index 478826a..fab76fc 100644
--- a/mpd/base.py
+++ b/mpd/base.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 # constants
 ###############################################################################
 
-VERSION = (2, 0, 0)
+VERSION = (2, 0, 1)
 HELLO_PREFIX = "OK MPD "
 ERROR_PREFIX = "ACK "
 SUCCESS = "OK"
@@ -169,10 +169,27 @@ class MPDClientBase(object):
     subclasses.
     """
 
-    def __init__(self):
+    def __init__(self, use_unicode=None):
         self.iterate = False
+        if use_unicode is not None:
+            warnings.warn(
+                "use_unicode parameter to ``MPDClientBase`` constructor is "
+                "deprecated",
+                DeprecationWarning,
+                stacklevel=2,
+            )
         self._reset()
 
+    @property
+    def use_unicode(self):
+        warnings.warn(
+            "``use_unicode`` is deprecated: python-mpd 2.x always uses "
+            "Unicode",
+            DeprecationWarning,
+            stacklevel=2,
+        )
+        return True
+
     @classmethod
     def add_command(cls, name, callback):
         raise NotImplementedError(
@@ -469,7 +486,14 @@ class MPDClient(MPDClientBase):
         MPDClientBase._parse_plugins,
     ]
 
-    def __init__(self):
+    def __init__(self, use_unicode=None):
+        if use_unicode is not None:
+            warnings.warn(
+                "use_unicode parameter to ``MPDClient`` constructor is "
+                "deprecated",
+                DeprecationWarning,
+                stacklevel=2,
+            )
         super(MPDClient, self).__init__()
 
     def _reset(self):