diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7db2e12..a967fe9 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ on the way to cutting its first release, and this file starts there.
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+## 0.3.0 — 2026-07-21
+
 ### Fixed
 
 - Deleting a shipped release heading from `CHANGELOG.md` is caught on every PR
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index a5fea60..0d91a54 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.2.1-dev
+0.3.0