diff --git a/nanobot/__init__.py b/nanobot/__init__.py
index 5805a5b1..e13a729d 100644
--- a/nanobot/__init__.py
+++ b/nanobot/__init__.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ def _resolve_version() -> str:
         return _pkg_version("nanobot-ai")
     except PackageNotFoundError:
         # Source checkouts often import nanobot without installed dist-info.
-        return _read_pyproject_version() or "0.2.2"
+        return _read_pyproject_version() or "0.3.0"
 
 
 __version__ = _resolve_version()
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index b2394e22..da5dede4 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "nanobot-ai"
-version = "0.2.2"
+version = "0.3.0"
 description = "A lightweight personal AI assistant framework"
 readme = { file = "README.md", content-type = "text/markdown" }
 requires-python = ">=3.11"