diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 2be9c43..0ee8c01 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "0.2.0"
+  ".": "0.3.0"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index df7dcee..2195843 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,31 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.3.0](https://github.com/Dynatrace/openfeature-provider-python/compare/v0.2.0...v0.3.0) (2026-11-06)
+
+
+### ⚠ BREAKING CHANGES
+
+* update flagd-core to the latest major ([#31](https://github.com/Dynatrace/openfeature-provider-python/issues/31))
+
+### ✨ New Features
+
+* update flagd-core to the latest major ([#31](https://github.com/Dynatrace/openfeature-provider-python/issues/31)) ([a2b6d55](https://github.com/Dynatrace/openfeature-provider-python/commit/a2b6d55793508d2e9a64ee5d52d29e9b46eaf64b))
+
+
+### 🐛 Bug Fixes
+
+* bound CDN fetch duration and skip contended poll ticks ([#24](https://github.com/Dynatrace/openfeature-provider-python/issues/24)) ([ccc4e80](https://github.com/Dynatrace/openfeature-provider-python/commit/ccc4e8052f704e3620db036eb34b917d3e6d5807))
+
+
+### 🧹 Chore
+
+* **deps:** bump certifi from 2026.4.22 to 2026.10.18 ([#30](https://github.com/Dynatrace/openfeature-provider-python/issues/30)) ([b6ff679](https://github.com/Dynatrace/openfeature-provider-python/commit/b6ff679d0ac9bf34dd8f697e4608c045e7efd749))
+
+
+### 📚 Documentation
+
+* align README with the standard provider format ([#22](https://github.com/Dynatrace/openfeature-provider-python/issues/22)) ([8ec3621](https://github.com/Dynatrace/openfeature-provider-python/commit/8ec36219b04e019c041ae35b49c3327538180619))
+
 ## [0.2.0](https://github.com/Dynatrace/openfeature-provider-python/compare/v0.1.1...v0.2.0) (2026-08-27)
 
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index d5717b8..6f81225 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "uv_build"
 
 [project]
 name = "dynatrace-openfeature-provider-python"
-version = "0.2.0"
+version = "0.3.0"
 description = "The official Dynatrace OpenFeature provider for Python"
 readme = "README.md"
 authors = [{ name = "Dynatrace" }]
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index 0969a78..8e16f70 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ wheels = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "dynatrace-openfeature-provider-python"
-version = "0.2.0"
+version = "0.3.0"
 source = { editable = "." }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "openfeature-flagd-core" },