diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b80bbae..30bed1b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,8 +5,9 @@ This CHANGELOG follows the format listed [here](https://github.com/sensu-plugins
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [3.0.0] - 2018-12-07
 ### Breaking Changes
-- bumped dependency of `sensu-plugin` to 2.x you can read about it  [here](https://github.com/sensu-plugins/sensu-plugin/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md#v145---2017-03-07) (@majormoses)
+- bumped dependency of `sensu-plugin` to 2.x you can read about it [here](https://github.com/sensu-plugins/sensu-plugin/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md#v145---2017-03-07) (@asachs01)
 
 ## [2.1.0] - 2018-11-01
 ### Added
@@ -112,7 +113,8 @@ This CHANGELOG follows the format listed [here](https://github.com/sensu-plugins
 ### Added
 - initial release
 
-[Unreleased]: https://github.com/sensu-plugins/sensu-plugins-mailer/compare/2.0.1...HEAD
+[Unreleased]: https://github.com/sensu-plugins/sensu-plugins-mailer/compare/3.0.0...HEAD
+[3.0.0]: https://github.com/sensu-plugins/sensu-plugins-mailer/compare/2.1.0...3.0.0
 [2.1.0]: https://github.com/sensu-plugins/sensu-plugins-mailer/compare/2.0.1...2.1.0
 [2.0.1]: https://github.com/sensu-plugins/sensu-plugins-mailer/compare/2.0.0...2.0.1
 [2.0.0]: https://github.com/sensu-plugins/sensu-plugins-mailer/compare/1.2.0...2.0.0
diff --git a/lib/sensu-plugins-mailer/version.rb b/lib/sensu-plugins-mailer/version.rb
index 010414f..d540023 100644
--- a/lib/sensu-plugins-mailer/version.rb
+++ b/lib/sensu-plugins-mailer/version.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 module SensuPluginsMailer
   module Version
-    MAJOR = 2
-    MINOR = 1
+    MAJOR = 3
+    MINOR = 0
     PATCH = 0
 
     VER_STRING = [MAJOR, MINOR, PATCH].compact.join('.')