diff --git a/chatterbot/__init__.py b/chatterbot/__init__.py
index aa9236303..bdbea2c68 100644
--- a/chatterbot/__init__.py
+++ b/chatterbot/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 from .chatterbot import ChatBot
 
-__version__ = "0.2.9"
+__version__ = "0.3.0"
 __maintainer__ = "Gunther Cox"
 __email__ = "gunthercx@gmail.com"