diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 82b187b..8f410fd 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,18 @@
 # Semantic Release Automated Changelog
 
+# [3.0.0-beta.1](https://github.com/AlaskaAirlines/auro-badge/compare/v2.6.0-beta.2...v3.0.0-beta.1) (2024-09-26)
+
+
+### Performance Improvements
+
+* refactor custom component registration config ([891f44a](https://github.com/AlaskaAirlines/auro-badge/commit/891f44a3a6945f96fbf2024875b76f16ae9eb8b8))
+* update dependencies ([363d86d](https://github.com/AlaskaAirlines/auro-badge/commit/363d86d273adc3398f2c86d32ac0fa4db528a036))
+
+
+### BREAKING CHANGES
+
+* trigger major release for color theme support #95
+
 # [2.6.0-beta.2](https://github.com/AlaskaAirlines/auro-badge/compare/v2.6.0-beta.1...v2.6.0-beta.2) (2024-07-28)
 
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5845578..f18c7a1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ In cases where the project is not able to process JS assets, there are pre-proce
 ```html
 <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/@aurodesignsystem/design-tokens@4.9.2/dist/tokens/CSSCustomProperties.css" />
 <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/@aurodesignsystem/webcorestylesheets@5.1.2/dist/bundled/essentials.css" />
-<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/@aurodesignsystem/auro-badge@2.6.0-beta.2/dist/auro-badge__bundled.js" type="module"></script>
+<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/@aurodesignsystem/auro-badge@3.0.0-beta.1/dist/auro-badge__bundled.js" type="module"></script>
 ```
 
 <!-- AURO-GENERATED-CONTENT:END -->
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5149239..a6e1e0d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     "================================================================================"
   ],
   "name": "@aurodesignsystem/auro-badge",
-  "version": "2.6.0-beta.2",
+  "version": "3.0.0-beta.1",
   "description": "Auro custom auro-badge element",
   "author": "Product design and research",
   "engines": {