diff --git a/bal/VERSION b/bal/VERSION
index a45be46..0d91a54 100644
--- a/bal/VERSION
+++ b/bal/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.2.8
+0.3.0
diff --git a/bal/__init__.py b/bal/__init__.py
index d785262..e57a0ad 100644
--- a/bal/__init__.py
+++ b/bal/__init__.py
@@ -34,4 +34,4 @@ The plugin targets Electrum 4.7.2 (the last stable release exposing
 ``json_db.register_dict``) and PyQt6.
 """
 
-__version__ = "0.2.8"
+__version__ = "0.3.0"
diff --git a/bal/core/plugin_base.py b/bal/core/plugin_base.py
index 9de6dd9..e1ab7fd 100644
--- a/bal/core/plugin_base.py
+++ b/bal/core/plugin_base.py
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ class BalPlugin(BasePlugin):
     """
 
     _version = None
-    __version__ = "0.2.8"  # AUTOMATICALLY GENERATED DO NOT EDIT
+    __version__ = "0.3.0"  # AUTOMATICALLY GENERATED DO NOT EDIT
 
     # Command used to open an .ics calendar file, per operating system.
     default_app = {
diff --git a/bal/manifest.json b/bal/manifest.json
index 9777317..45903c8 100644
--- a/bal/manifest.json
+++ b/bal/manifest.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
     "name": "bal",
     "fullname": "Bitcoin After Life",
-    "version": "0.2.8",
+    "version": "0.3.0",
     "description": "Provides free and decentralized Bitcoin inheritance support. Build time-locked 'will' transactions that transfer funds to your heirs if you stop refreshing them (dead-man's switch), optionally relayed by will-executor servers.",
     "author": "Svatantrya",
     "licence": "MIT",