diff --git a/nbclassic/__version__.py b/nbclassic/__version__.py
index c49a95c35..493f7415d 100644
--- a/nbclassic/__version__.py
+++ b/nbclassic/__version__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "0.2.8"
+__version__ = "0.3.0"