diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9844457851..d5b3cfb92a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ Caffeine provides flexible construction to create a cache with a combination of
  * [automatic loading of entries][population] into the cache, optionally asynchronously
  * [size-based eviction][size] when a maximum is exceeded based on [frequency and recency][efficiency]
  * [time-based expiration][time] of entries, measured since last access or last write
+ * [asynchronously refresh][refresh] when the first stale request for an entry occurs
  * keys automatically wrapped in [weak references][reference]
  * values automatically wrapped in [weak or soft references][reference]
  * [notification][listener] of evicted (or otherwise removed) entries
@@ -75,6 +76,7 @@ Snapshots of the development version are available in
 [population]: https://github.com/ben-manes/caffeine/wiki/Population
 [size]: https://github.com/ben-manes/caffeine/wiki/Eviction#size-based
 [time]: https://github.com/ben-manes/caffeine/wiki/Eviction#time-based
+[refresh]: https://github.com/ben-manes/caffeine/wiki/Refresh
 [reference]: https://github.com/ben-manes/caffeine/wiki/Eviction#reference-based
 [listener]: https://github.com/ben-manes/caffeine/wiki/Removal
 [writer]: https://github.com/ben-manes/caffeine/wiki/Writer
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 275c03ac3a..6a8eb960fa 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -48,8 +48,8 @@ subprojects {
   group = 'com.github.ben-manes.caffeine'
   version.with {
     major = 2 // incompatible API changes
-    minor = 0 // backwards-compatible additions
-    patch = 4 // backwards-compatible bug fixes
+    minor = 1 // backwards-compatible additions
+    patch = 0 // backwards-compatible bug fixes
     releaseBuild = rootProject.hasProperty('release')
   }
   archivesBaseName = path[1..-1].replaceAll(':', '-').toLowerCase()
diff --git a/caffeine/src/main/java/com/github/benmanes/caffeine/base/UnsafeAccess.java b/caffeine/src/main/java/com/github/benmanes/caffeine/base/UnsafeAccess.java
index e03e5571d7..c2ab6e3e19 100644
--- a/caffeine/src/main/java/com/github/benmanes/caffeine/base/UnsafeAccess.java
+++ b/caffeine/src/main/java/com/github/benmanes/caffeine/base/UnsafeAccess.java
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@
 /**
  * Static access to {@link Unsafe} and convenient utility methods for performing low-level, unsafe
  * operations.
+ * <p>
+ * <b>Warning:</b> This class is scheduled for removal in version <tt>3.0.0</tt>.
  *
  * @author ben.manes@gmail.com (Ben Manes)
  */
diff --git a/caffeine/src/main/java/com/github/benmanes/caffeine/cache/Caffeine.java b/caffeine/src/main/java/com/github/benmanes/caffeine/cache/Caffeine.java
index 68d181fa87..5dd9ded1a5 100644
--- a/caffeine/src/main/java/com/github/benmanes/caffeine/cache/Caffeine.java
+++ b/caffeine/src/main/java/com/github/benmanes/caffeine/cache/Caffeine.java
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
  *   <li>automatic loading of entries into the cache, optionally asynchronously
  *   <li>size-based eviction when a maximum is exceeded based on frequency and recency
  *   <li>time-based expiration of entries, measured since last access or last write
+ *   <li>asynchronously refresh when the first stale request for an entry occurs
  *   <li>keys automatically wrapped in {@linkplain WeakReference weak} references
  *   <li>values automatically wrapped in {@linkplain WeakReference weak} or
  *       {@linkplain SoftReference soft} references