diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..159ff0baeb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+# Pype changelog #
+Welcome to pype changelog
+
+## 2.1 ##
+
+A large cleanup release. Most of the change are under the hood.
+
+**new**:
+- _(pype)_ add customisable workflow for creating quicktimes from renders or playblasts
+- _(pype)_ Added configurable option to add burnins to any generated quicktimes
+- _(ftrack)_ Action that identifies what machines pype is running on.
+- _(system)_ unify subprocess calls
+- _(maya)_ add audio to review quicktimes
+- _(nuke)_ add crop before write node to prevent overscan problems in ffmpeg
+- **Nuke Studio** publishing and workfiles support
+- **Muster** render manager support
+- _(nuke)_ Framerange, FPS and Resolution are set automatically at startup
+- _(maya)_ Ability to load published sequences as image planes
+- _(system)_ Ftrack event that sets asset folder permissions based on task assignees in ftrack.
+- _(maya)_ Pyblish plugin that allow validation of maya attributes
+- _(system)_ added better startup logging to tray debug, including basic connection information
+- _(avalon)_ option to group published subsets to groups in the loader
+- _(avalon)_ loader family filters are working now
+
+**changed**:
+- change multiple key attributes to unify their behaviour across the pipeline
+  - `frameRate` to `fps`
+  - `startFrame` to `frameStart`
+  - `endFrame` to `frameEnd`
+  - `fstart` to `frameStart`
+  - `fend` to `frameEnd`
+  - `handle_start` to `handleStart`
+  - `handle_end` to `handleEnd`
+  - `resolution_width` to `resolutionWidth`
+  - `resolution_height` to `resolutionHeight`
+  - `pixel_aspect` to `pixelAspect`
+
+- _(nuke)_ write nodes are now created inside group with only some attributes editable by the artist
+- rendered frames are now deleted from temporary location after their publishing is finished.
+- _(ftrack)_ RV action can now be launched from any entity
+- after publishing only refresh button is now available in pyblish UI
+- added context instance pyblish-lite so that artist knows if context plugin fails
+- _(avalon)_ allow opening selected files using enter key
+- _(avalon)_ core updated to v5.2.9 with our forked changes on top
+
+**fix**:
+- faster hierarchy retrieval from db
+- _(nuke)_ A lot of stability enhancements
+- _(nuke studio)_ A lot of stability enhancements
+- _(nuke)_ now only renders a single write node on farm
+- _(ftrack)_ pype would crash when launcher project level task
+- work directory was sometimes not being created correctly
+- major pype.lib cleanup. Removing of unused functions, merging those that were doing the same and general house cleaning.
+- _(avalon)_ subsets in maya 2019 weren't behaving correctly in the outliner
diff --git a/pype/ftrack/lib/avalon_sync.py b/pype/ftrack/lib/avalon_sync.py
index b677529ec3..962dc1165c 100644
--- a/pype/ftrack/lib/avalon_sync.py
+++ b/pype/ftrack/lib/avalon_sync.py
@@ -116,13 +116,13 @@ def import_to_avalon(
             # not override existing templates!
             templates = av_project['config'].get('template', None)
             if templates is not None:
-                for key, value in config['template'].items():
+                for key, value in proj_config['template'].items():
                     if (
                         key in templates and
                         templates[key] is not None and
                         templates[key] != value
                     ):
-                        config['template'][key] = templates[key]
+                        proj_config['template'][key] = templates[key]
 
         projectId = av_project['_id']
 
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ def import_to_avalon(
             {'_id': ObjectId(projectId)},
             {'$set': {
                 'name': project_name,
-                'config': config,
+                'config': proj_config,
                 'data': data
             }}
         )
diff --git a/pype/plugins/maya/load/load_reference.py b/pype/plugins/maya/load/load_reference.py
index 199d79c941..fb4b90a1cd 100644
--- a/pype/plugins/maya/load/load_reference.py
+++ b/pype/plugins/maya/load/load_reference.py
@@ -74,12 +74,14 @@ class ReferenceLoader(pype.maya.plugin.ReferenceLoader):
 
 # for backwards compatibility
 class AbcLoader(ReferenceLoader):
+    label = "Deprecated loader (don't use)"
     families = ["pointcache", "animation"]
     representations = ["abc"]
     tool_names = []
 
 # for backwards compatibility
 class ModelLoader(ReferenceLoader):
+    label = "Deprecated loader (don't use)"
     families = ["model", "pointcache"]
     representations = ["abc"]
     tool_names = []
diff --git a/pype/plugins/maya/publish/collect_renderlayers.py b/pype/plugins/maya/publish/collect_renderlayers.py
index 593ab2e74d..ce80039362 100644
--- a/pype/plugins/maya/publish/collect_renderlayers.py
+++ b/pype/plugins/maya/publish/collect_renderlayers.py
@@ -64,9 +64,9 @@ class CollectMayaRenderlayers(pyblish.api.ContextPlugin):
                 "subset": layername,
                 "setMembers": layer,
                 "publish": True,
-                "frameStart": self.get_render_attribute("frameStart",
+                "frameStart": self.get_render_attribute("startFrame",
                                                         layer=layer),
-                "frameEnd": self.get_render_attribute("frameEnd",
+                "frameEnd": self.get_render_attribute("endFrame",
                                                       layer=layer),
                 "byFrameStep": self.get_render_attribute("byFrameStep",
                                                          layer=layer),