diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5143f7412b1..72fde883b81 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -46,24 +46,25 @@ var Plotly = require('plotly.js-dist')
 
 ### Use the plotly.js CDN hosted by Fastly
 
+#### A minified plotly.js X.Y.Z release
 ```html
-<!-- Latest compiled and minified plotly.js JavaScript -->
-<script src="https://cdn.plot.ly/plotly-latest.min.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
-
-<!-- OR use a specific plotly.js release (e.g. version 1.52.3) -->
-<script src="https://cdn.plot.ly/plotly-1.52.3.min.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
+<script src="https://cdn.plot.ly/plotly-1.58.4.min.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
+```
 
-<!-- OR an un-minified version is also available -->
-<script src="https://cdn.plot.ly/plotly-latest.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
+#### An un-minified version is also available
+```html
+<script src="https://cdn.plot.ly/plotly-1.58.4.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
 ```
 
 and use the `Plotly` object in the window scope.
 
+##### Please note that as of v2 the "plotly-latest" outputs (e.g. https://cdn.plot.ly/plotly-latest.min.js) will no longer be updated on the CDN, and will stay at the last v1 patch v1.58.4. Therefore, to use the CDN with plotly.js v2 and higher, you must specify an exact plotly.js version.
+
 Fastly supports Plotly.js with free CDN service. Read more at <https://www.fastly.com/open-source>
 
-### Download the latest release
+### Download the latest release or a release candidate (rc)
 
-[Latest Release on GitHub](https://github.com/plotly/plotly.js/releases/)
+[Latest and rc releases on GitHub](https://github.com/plotly/plotly.js/releases/)
 
 and use the plotly.js `dist` file(s). More info [here](https://github.com/plotly/plotly.js/blob/master/dist/README.md).
 
diff --git a/tasks/cdn_publish.sh b/tasks/cdn_publish.sh
index 82e5ee16fa0..d002ddb19cf 100755
--- a/tasks/cdn_publish.sh
+++ b/tasks/cdn_publish.sh
@@ -8,16 +8,6 @@ fi
 
 # get plotly.js version from its package json
 version=$(node -e "console.log(require('./package.json').version);")
-major=$(node -e "console.log(require('./package.json').version.split('.')[0]);")
-
-# read tag either latest or rc
-baseTag=$(node -e "var rc = require('./package.json').version.split('-')[1]; console.log(rc ? rc.split('.')[0] : 'latest');")
-
-# if not v1 add major version to the tag e.g. latest-v2
-tag=$baseTag
-if [ $major -ne 1 ]; then tag=$tag-v$major; fi
-echo $tag
-
 dist=dist
 sync=build/sync
 
@@ -36,10 +26,6 @@ for path in `ls $dist/plotly*`; do
     fi
 
     cp $path "$sync/${name}-${version}.$ext"
-
-    if [ $baseTag = "latest" ]; then
-        cp $path "$sync/${name}-${tag}.$ext"
-    fi
 done
 
 # copy topojson files over to the sync folder
diff --git a/tasks/stats.js b/tasks/stats.js
index 1f1baeec2c6..e290799214c 100644
--- a/tasks/stats.js
+++ b/tasks/stats.js
@@ -7,10 +7,6 @@ var prettySize = require('prettysize');
 var common = require('./util/common');
 var constants = require('./util/constants');
 var pkgVersion = require('../package.json').version;
-var majorVersion = pkgVersion.split('.')[0];
-var theLatest = 'latest' + (
-    (majorVersion === '1') ? '' : ('-v' + majorVersion)
-);
 
 var pathDistREADME = path.join(constants.pathToDist, 'README.md');
 var cdnRoot = 'https://cdn.plot.ly/plotly-';
@@ -81,7 +77,6 @@ function getInfoContent() {
         'Plotly.js defaults to US English (en-US) and includes British English (en) in the standard bundle.',
         'Many other localizations are available - here is an example using Swiss-German (de-CH),',
         'see the contents of this directory for the full list.',
-        'They are also available on our CDN as ' + cdnRoot + 'locale-de-ch-' + theLatest + '.js OR ' + cdnRoot + 'locale-de-ch-' + pkgVersion + '.js',
         'Note that the file names are all lowercase, even though the region is uppercase when you apply a locale.',
         '',
         '*After* the plotly.js script tag, add:',
@@ -116,12 +111,12 @@ function getMainBundleInfo() {
         '',
         'It be can imported as minified javascript',
         '- using dist file `dist/plotly.min.js`',
-        '- using CDN URL ' + cdnRoot + theLatest + MINJS + ' OR ' + cdnRoot + pkgVersion + MINJS,
+        '- using CDN URL ' + cdnRoot + pkgVersion + MINJS,
         '',
         'or as raw javascript:',
         '- using the `plotly.js-dist` npm package (starting in `v1.39.0`)',
         '- using dist file `dist/plotly.js`',
-        '- using CDN URL ' + cdnRoot + theLatest + JS + ' OR ' + cdnRoot + pkgVersion + JS,
+        '- using CDN URL ' + cdnRoot + pkgVersion + JS,
         '- using CommonJS with `require(\'plotly.js\')`',
         '',
         'If you would like to have access to the attribute meta information ' +
@@ -192,8 +187,6 @@ function makeBundleInfo(pathObj) {
         '',
         '| Flavor | URL |',
         '| ------ | --- |',
-        '| Latest | ' + cdnRoot + name + '-' + theLatest + JS + ' |',
-        '| Latest minified | ' + cdnRoot + name + '-' + theLatest + MINJS + ' |',
         '| Tagged | ' + cdnRoot + name + '-' + pkgVersion + JS + ' |',
         '| Tagged minified | ' + cdnRoot + name + '-' + pkgVersion + MINJS + ' |',
         '',