diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c130e86..aee9155 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+## [3.0] - 2024-12-02
+
 This is a major release with some breaking changes
 
 ### Changed
@@ -205,3 +207,4 @@ This is a major release with some breaking changes
 [2.12]: https://github.com/gershnik/sys_string/releases/v2.12
 [2.13]: https://github.com/gershnik/sys_string/releases/v2.13
 [2.14]: https://github.com/gershnik/sys_string/releases/v2.14
+[3.0]: https://github.com/gershnik/sys_string/releases/v3.0
diff --git a/lib/VERSION b/lib/VERSION
index 123a39a..9f55b2c 100644
--- a/lib/VERSION
+++ b/lib/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.14
+3.0