diff --git a/src/anomalib/__init__.py b/src/anomalib/__init__.py
index 281e5df759..ad9796b5f9 100644
--- a/src/anomalib/__init__.py
+++ b/src/anomalib/__init__.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 from enum import Enum
 
-__version__ = "2.0.0dev"
+__version__ = "2.0.0-beta.1"
 
 
 class LearningType(str, Enum):
diff --git a/src/anomalib/utils/visualization/base.py b/src/anomalib/utils/visualization/base.py
index bafac0c0fa..09bee8a338 100644
--- a/src/anomalib/utils/visualization/base.py
+++ b/src/anomalib/utils/visualization/base.py
@@ -32,9 +32,19 @@ class VisualizationStep(str, Enum):
 
 
 class BaseVisualizer(ABC):
-    """Base visualization generator."""
+    """Base visualization generator.
+
+    Deprecated: This class will be removed in v2.0.0 release.
+    """
 
     def __init__(self, visualize_on: VisualizationStep) -> None:
+        import warnings
+
+        warnings.warn(
+            "BaseVisualizer is deprecated and will be removed in v2.0.0 release.",
+            DeprecationWarning,
+            stacklevel=2,
+        )
         self.visualize_on = visualize_on
 
     @abstractmethod