diff --git a/doc/changes/changelog.md b/doc/changes/changelog.md
index 2512f71..2ec79b2 100644
--- a/doc/changes/changelog.md
+++ b/doc/changes/changelog.md
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # Changes
 
 * [unreleased](unreleased.md)
+* [2.0.1](changes_2.0.1.md)
 * [2.0.0](changes_2.0.0.md)
 * [1.1.1](changes_1.1.1.md)
 * [1.1.0](changes_1.1.0.md)
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@
 hidden:
 ---
 unreleased
+changes_2.0.1
 changes_2.0.0
 changes_1.1.1
 changes_1.1.0
diff --git a/doc/changes/changes_2.0.1.md b/doc/changes/changes_2.0.1.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7b5c719
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/changes/changes_2.0.1.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# 2.0.1 - 2025-06-05
+
+This release increases the timeout for waiting until a started Saas instance reports status RUNNING from 30 to 60 minutes.
+
+## Features
+
+* #100: Increased timeout for starting Saas instances
diff --git a/exasol/saas/client/api_access.py b/exasol/saas/client/api_access.py
index 3257d33..744e9c2 100644
--- a/exasol/saas/client/api_access.py
+++ b/exasol/saas/client/api_access.py
@@ -202,7 +202,8 @@ def create_database(
         self,
         name: str,
         cluster_size: str = "XS",
-        region: str = "eu-central-1",
+        # region: str = "eu-central-1",
+        region: str = "us-east-1",
         idle_time: timedelta | None = None,
     ) -> openapi.models.exasol_database.ExasolDatabase | None:
         def minutes(x: timedelta) -> int:
@@ -303,7 +304,7 @@ def get_database(
     def wait_until_running(
         self,
         database_id: str,
-        timeout: timedelta = timedelta(minutes=30),
+        timeout: timedelta = timedelta(minutes=60),
         interval: timedelta = timedelta(minutes=2),
     ):
         success = [
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 2a53429..6354e4d 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "exasol-saas-api"
-version = "2.0.0"
+version = "2.0.1"
 description = "API enabling Python applications connecting to Exasol database SaaS instances and using their SaaS services"
 authors = [
     {name="Christoph Kuhnke", email="christoph.kuhnke@exasol.com"},
diff --git a/version.py b/version.py
index 5f82238..1cfa15c 100644
--- a/version.py
+++ b/version.py
@@ -6,6 +6,6 @@
 # If you need to change the version, do so in the project.toml, e.g. by using `poetry version X.Y.Z`.
 MAJOR = 2
 MINOR = 0
-PATCH = 0
+PATCH = 1
 VERSION = f"{MAJOR}.{MINOR}.{PATCH}"
 __version__ = VERSION