diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 286ba71..843137c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "vfile-matter",
-  "version": "2.2.0",
+  "version": "3.0.0",
   "description": "vfile utility to parse the YAML front matter in a file",
   "license": "MIT",
   "keywords": [