diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 0262db7..8d7a673 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-    ".": "0.2.0"
+    ".": "0.3.0"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7dc6618..e4b8480 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,28 @@ The format follows [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.1.0/) and
 
 From v0.2.1 onwards, entries in this file are generated by [release-please](https://github.com/googleapis/release-please) from conventional commits; earlier entries (v0.2.0 and below) were written by hand.
 
+## [0.3.0](https://github.com/StackOneHQ/stackvox/compare/stackvox-v0.2.0...stackvox-v0.3.0) (2026-04-22)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* refresh audio devices before each daemon play ([1b15de7](https://github.com/StackOneHQ/stackvox/commit/1b15de7ed1c23946bdd3a9711b6d88dd5178a39d))
+* **stackvox:** first commit ([0ad7de6](https://github.com/StackOneHQ/stackvox/commit/0ad7de60d30d2b88021726346c670361e059d482))
+
+
+### Continuous Integration
+
+* allow manual PyPI publish of an existing tag ([fbaeb67](https://github.com/StackOneHQ/stackvox/commit/fbaeb678aaad515bb8f3a5e6159f602892a08b07))
+
+
+### Chores
+
+* add OSS hygiene files ([325f7ca](https://github.com/StackOneHQ/stackvox/commit/325f7caf096e9349b36fb94faf5bcc3295ef4dbc))
+* add release automation, type checking, and coverage ([7733e98](https://github.com/StackOneHQ/stackvox/commit/7733e98a5df5212ec727f4212386270614dfd94c))
+* consolidate v0.2.0 changelog and broaden release-please sections ([88f7218](https://github.com/StackOneHQ/stackvox/commit/88f7218dfdfc9b09e289d4cfc395ff56d1269f9f))
+* **README:** quick install, daemon explainer, arch guide ([034d07a](https://github.com/StackOneHQ/stackvox/commit/034d07a0709ccea42555240dd9b44640539787c0))
+* **release:** v0.2.0 with pre-commit and commitizen ([bc36a01](https://github.com/StackOneHQ/stackvox/commit/bc36a012ad8a4e7b9e96079343ee58c381b1456b))
+
 ## [0.2.0] - 2026-04-22
 
 First open-source release. Adds packaging/licensing hygiene, a full test + CI + release pipeline, and a quality-of-life fix for audio device switches.
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index b96d8bd..4509c2e 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "stackvox"
-version = "0.2.0"
+version = "0.3.0"
 description = "Offline TTS library using Kokoro-82M"
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.10"