diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e8928ee..391e2eb 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,10 +7,12 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/).
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [0.3.0] - 2026-04-16
+
 ### Removed
 
 - Embedded PDBx dictionary (`@embedFile`) — `mmcif-dict fetch` is now required
-  on first use; binary shrinks from ~3 MB to ~1 MB
+  on first use; binary shrinks from ~3 MB to ~1 MB (#34)
 - Two-stage build (`compile_tool` host binary and `data/mmcif_pdbx.dic`)
 
 ### Changed
diff --git a/build.zig.zon b/build.zig.zon
index 160d1c9..1ab6bf1 100644
--- a/build.zig.zon
+++ b/build.zig.zon
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     .name = .mmcif_dict_cli,
     // This is a [Semantic Version](https://semver.org/).
     // In a future version of Zig it will be used for package deduplication.
-    .version = "0.2.0",
+    .version = "0.3.0",
     // Together with name, this represents a globally unique package
     // identifier. This field is generated by the Zig toolchain when the
     // package is first created, and then *never changes*. This allows
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index 2c07dcb..49a845a 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
       {
         packages.default = pkgs.stdenv.mkDerivation {
           pname = "mmcif-dict";
-          version = "0.2.0";
+          version = "0.3.0";
 
           src = ./.;