diff --git a/ntex-service/CHANGES.md b/ntex-service/CHANGES.md
index 55030acd..6c5802d3 100644
--- a/ntex-service/CHANGES.md
+++ b/ntex-service/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # Changes
 
+## [2.0.0] - 2024-01-09
+
+* Release
+
 ## [2.0.0-b.0] - 2024-01-07
 
 * Use "async fn" in trait for Service definition
diff --git a/ntex-service/Cargo.toml b/ntex-service/Cargo.toml
index 3594920c..c14eb27c 100644
--- a/ntex-service/Cargo.toml
+++ b/ntex-service/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "ntex-service"
-version = "2.0.0-b.0"
+version = "2.0.0"
 authors = ["ntex contributors <team@ntex.rs>"]
 description = "ntex service"
 keywords = ["network", "framework", "async", "futures"]
@@ -16,9 +16,8 @@ name = "ntex_service"
 path = "src/lib.rs"
 
 [dependencies]
-pin-project-lite = "0.2.6"
 slab = "0.4"
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 ntex = { version = "1.0.0-b.0", features = ["tokio"] }
-ntex-util = "1.0.0-b.0"
+ntex-util = "1.0.0-b.1"
diff --git a/ntex-service/src/apply.rs b/ntex-service/src/apply.rs
index 61a77679..8a7ba56f 100644
--- a/ntex-service/src/apply.rs
+++ b/ntex-service/src/apply.rs
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ mod tests {
         }
     }
 
-    #[derive(Copy, Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Eq)]
+    #[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Eq)]
     struct Err;
 
     impl From<()> for Err {
@@ -296,6 +296,8 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(res.is_ok());
         assert_eq!(res.unwrap(), ("srv", ()));
         format!("{:?}", new_srv);
+
+        assert!(Err == Err::from(()));
     }
 
     #[ntex::test]
diff --git a/ntex-service/src/ctx.rs b/ntex-service/src/ctx.rs
index fd16b9c2..9baef377 100644
--- a/ntex-service/src/ctx.rs
+++ b/ntex-service/src/ctx.rs
@@ -217,6 +217,7 @@ mod tests {
             req: &'static str,
             ctx: ServiceCtx<'_, Self>,
         ) -> Result<Self::Response, Self::Error> {
+            format!("{:?}", ctx);
             let _ = ctx.clone();
             Ok(req)
         }
@@ -285,33 +286,4 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(cnt.get(), 5);
         assert_eq!(&*data.borrow(), &["srv2", "srv1"]);
     }
-
-    // #[ntex::test]
-    // async fn test_advance_to_call() {
-    //     let cnt = Rc::new(Cell::new(0));
-    //     let con = condition::Condition::new();
-    //     let srv = Pipeline::from(Srv(cnt.clone(), con.wait()));
-
-    //     let mut fut = srv.call("test").advance_to_call();
-    //     let _ = lazy(|cx| Pin::new(&mut fut).poll(cx)).await;
-    //     con.notify();
-
-    //     let res = lazy(|cx| Pin::new(&mut fut).poll(cx)).await;
-    //     assert!(res.is_ready());
-    // }
-
-    // #[ntex::test]
-    // #[should_panic]
-    // async fn test_advance_to_call_panic() {
-    //     let cnt = Rc::new(Cell::new(0));
-    //     let con = condition::Condition::new();
-    //     let srv = Pipeline::from(Srv(cnt.clone(), con.wait()));
-
-    //     let mut fut = srv.call("test");
-    //     let _ = lazy(|cx| Pin::new(&mut fut).poll(cx)).await;
-    //     con.notify();
-
-    //     let _ = lazy(|cx| Pin::new(&mut fut).poll(cx)).await;
-    //     let _f = fut.advance_to_call();
-    // }
 }
diff --git a/ntex-service/src/lib.rs b/ntex-service/src/lib.rs
index edf5245f..c4d3c356 100644
--- a/ntex-service/src/lib.rs
+++ b/ntex-service/src/lib.rs
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ pub use self::pipeline::{Pipeline, PipelineCall};
 ///     type Response = u64;
 ///     type Error = Infallible;
 ///
-///     async fn call(&self, req: u8, _: ServiceCtx<'_, Self>) -> Result<Self::Response, Self::Error> {
+///     async fn call(&self, req: u8, ctx: ServiceCtx<'_, Self>) -> Result<Self::Response, Self::Error> {
 ///         Ok(req as u64)
 ///     }
 /// }
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ pub use self::pipeline::{Pipeline, PipelineCall};
 /// async fn my_service(req: u8) -> Result<u64, Infallible>;
 /// ```
 ///
-/// Service cannot be called directly, it must be wrapped to an instance of [`Container`] or
+/// Service cannot be called directly, it must be wrapped to an instance of [`Pipeline``] or
 /// by using `ctx` argument of the call method in case of chanined services.
 ///
 pub trait Service<Req> {
diff --git a/ntex-service/src/pipeline.rs b/ntex-service/src/pipeline.rs
index 87210855..6d394017 100644
--- a/ntex-service/src/pipeline.rs
+++ b/ntex-service/src/pipeline.rs
@@ -137,37 +137,35 @@ impl<S> Clone for Pipeline<S> {
 
 type BoxFuture<'a, T> = Pin<Box<dyn Future<Output = T> + 'a>>;
 
-pin_project_lite::pin_project! {
-    #[must_use = "futures do nothing unless polled"]
-    pub struct PipelineCall<S, R>
-    where
-        S: Service<R>,
-        S: 'static,
-        R: 'static,
-    {
-        #[pin]
-        state: PipelineCallState<S, R>,
-        pipeline: Pipeline<S>,
-    }
+#[allow(missing_debug_implementations)]
+#[must_use = "futures do nothing unless polled"]
+pub struct PipelineCall<S, R>
+where
+    S: Service<R>,
+    R: 'static,
+{
+    state: PipelineCallState<S, R>,
+    pipeline: Pipeline<S>,
 }
 
-pin_project_lite::pin_project! {
-    #[project = PipelineCallStateProject]
-    enum PipelineCallState<S, Req>
-    where
-        S: Service<Req>,
-        S: 'static,
-        Req: 'static,
-    {
-        Ready { req: Option<Req> },
-        Call { #[pin] fut: BoxFuture<'static, Result<S::Response, S::Error>> },
-        Empty,
-    }
+impl<S: Service<R>, R> Unpin for PipelineCall<S, R> {}
+
+enum PipelineCallState<S, Req>
+where
+    S: Service<Req>,
+    Req: 'static,
+{
+    Ready {
+        req: Option<Req>,
+    },
+    Call {
+        fut: BoxFuture<'static, Result<S::Response, S::Error>>,
+    },
 }
 
 impl<S, R> PipelineCallState<S, R>
 where
-    S: Service<R> + 'static,
+    S: Service<R>,
     R: 'static,
 {
     fn new_call<'a>(pl: &'a Pipeline<S>, req: R) -> Self {
@@ -176,7 +174,7 @@ where
             Box::pin(pl.get_ref().call(req, ctx));
 
         // SAFETY: `svc_call` has same lifetime same as lifetime of `pl.svc`
-        // Pipeline::svc is heap allocated(Rc<S>), we keep it alive until
+        // Pipeline::svc is heap allocated(Rc<S>), and it is being kept alive until
         // `svc_call` get resolved to result
         let fut = unsafe { std::mem::transmute(svc_call) };
 
@@ -192,23 +190,20 @@ where
 
     #[inline]
     fn poll(mut self: Pin<&mut Self>, cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<Self::Output> {
-        let mut this = self.as_mut().project();
+        let mut slf = self.as_mut();
 
-        match this.state.as_mut().project() {
-            PipelineCallStateProject::Ready { req } => {
-                task::ready!(this.pipeline.poll_ready(cx))?;
-
-                let st = PipelineCallState::new_call(this.pipeline, req.take().unwrap());
-                this.state.set(st);
-                self.poll(cx)
-            }
-            PipelineCallStateProject::Call { fut, .. } => fut.poll(cx).map(|r| {
-                this.state.set(PipelineCallState::Empty);
-                r
-            }),
-            PipelineCallStateProject::Empty => {
-                panic!("future must not be polled after it returned `Poll::Ready`")
-            }
+        if let PipelineCallState::Call { ref mut fut, .. } = slf.state {
+            return Pin::new(fut).poll(cx);
         }
+
+        task::ready!(slf.pipeline.poll_ready(cx))?;
+
+        let req = if let PipelineCallState::Ready { ref mut req } = slf.state {
+            req.take().unwrap()
+        } else {
+            panic!("future must not be polled after it returned `Poll::Ready`")
+        };
+        slf.state = PipelineCallState::new_call(&slf.pipeline, req);
+        slf.poll(cx)
     }
 }
diff --git a/ntex/src/http/client/connector.rs b/ntex/src/http/client/connector.rs
index 037d254c..2f42ed73 100644
--- a/ntex/src/http/client/connector.rs
+++ b/ntex/src/http/client/connector.rs
@@ -252,10 +252,8 @@ fn connector(
 ) -> impl Service<Connect, Response = IoBoxed, Error = ConnectError> + fmt::Debug {
     TimeoutService::new(
         timeout,
-        apply_fn(connector, |msg: Connect, srv| {
-            Box::pin(
-                async move { srv.call(TcpConnect::new(msg.uri).set_addr(msg.addr)).await },
-            )
+        apply_fn(connector, |msg: Connect, svc| async move {
+            svc.call(TcpConnect::new(msg.uri).set_addr(msg.addr)).await
         })
         .map(move |io: IoBoxed| {
             io.set_disconnect_timeout(disconnect_timeout);