diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 3ed287f7..45f670e8 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -16,3 +16,10 @@ require (
 	github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 // indirect
 )
+
+// we retract v1.0.0 because v0.2.0 is not backwards compatible with v1.0.0.
+// The users should upgrade to v2.0.0 instead once released.
+retract v1.0.0
+
+// need to retract the next release as well
+retract v1.0.1