diff --git a/.github/maintainers_guide.md b/.github/maintainers_guide.md
index ae59a31..34c8f37 100644
--- a/.github/maintainers_guide.md
+++ b/.github/maintainers_guide.md
@@ -43,10 +43,9 @@ $ source .venv/bin/activate
 
 ### Updating
 
-This repository is a dependency for our guides and other example apps.
-When making changes, it's important to keep all of our other guides and apps up-to-date.
+This package is a dependency for our guides and other example apps. There are many ways to configure a sample app. We prefer to keep a single version of `app.js` which should be consistent with the instructions and code blocks on the [Bolt JS Getting Started guide](https://slack.dev/bolt-js/tutorial/getting-started). This reduces the possibility of drift ocurring between multiple versions. 
 
-When updating this repository, please ensure the following are also updated:
+When making changes to this repo, it's also important to keep all of our other guides and apps up-to-date.
 
 - Guides found at [slackapi/bolt-python/docs/](https://github.com/slackapi/bolt-python/tree/main/docs)
 - Example apps at [slackapi/bolt-python/examples/](https://github.com/slackapi/bolt-python/tree/main/examples)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4abcefe..d85dec3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@ responding to events and interactive buttons.
 ### 1. Setup environment variables
 
 ```zsh
-# Replace with your signing secret and token
+# Replace with your tokens
 export SLACK_BOT_TOKEN=<your-bot-token>
-export SLACK_SIGNING_SECRET=<your-signing-secret>
+export SLACK_APP_TOKEN=<your-app-level-token>
 ```
 
 ### 2. Setup your local project
@@ -34,11 +34,7 @@ pip install -r requirements.txt
 ```
 
 ### 3. Start servers
-
-[Setup ngrok][3] to create a local requests URL for development.
-
 ```zsh
-ngrok http 3000
 python3 app.py
 ```
 
diff --git a/app.py b/app.py
index dc99362..a21e61a 100644
--- a/app.py
+++ b/app.py
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 import os
 from slack_bolt import App
+from slack_bolt.adapter.socket_mode import SocketModeHandler
 
-# Initializes your app with your bot token and signing secret
-app = App(
-    token=os.environ.get("SLACK_BOT_TOKEN"),
-    signing_secret=os.environ.get("SLACK_SIGNING_SECRET"),
-)
+# This sample slack application uses SocketMode
+# For the companion getting started setup guide, 
+# see: https://slack.dev/bolt-python/tutorial/getting-started 
+
+# Initializes your app with your bot token
+app = App(token=os.environ.get("SLACK_BOT_TOKEN"))
 
 
 # Listens to incoming messages that contain "hello"
@@ -37,4 +39,4 @@ def action_button_click(body, ack, say):
 
 # Start your app
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    app.start(port=int(os.environ.get("PORT", 3000)))
+    SocketModeHandler(app, os.environ["SLACK_APP_TOKEN"]).start()
diff --git a/version.py b/version.py
index 5becc17..8c0d5d5 100644
--- a/version.py
+++ b/version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "1.0.0"
+__version__ = "2.0.0"