diff --git a/src/telliot_core/__init__.py b/src/telliot_core/__init__.py
index b645b974..98cc5b43 100644
--- a/src/telliot_core/__init__.py
+++ b/src/telliot_core/__init__.py
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 """ Telliot """
-__version__ = "0.2.9"
+__version__ = "0.3.0"