diff --git a/CGAT/version.py b/CGAT/version.py
index 6cd38b74..493f7415 100644
--- a/CGAT/version.py
+++ b/CGAT/version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "0.2.7"
+__version__ = "0.3.0"
diff --git a/doc/CGATRelease.rst b/doc/CGATRelease.rst
index 34e58e67..bfcdbfa3 100644
--- a/doc/CGATRelease.rst
+++ b/doc/CGATRelease.rst
@@ -7,6 +7,11 @@ latest code can always be found in the code repository.
 Nevertheless, we occasionally prepare releases. Notes on
 each release are below.
 
+Release 0.3.0
+=============
+
+First release of the code working in Python 3 only.
+
 Release 0.2.7
 =============