diff --git a/include/CXXGraph/CXXGraphConfig.h b/include/CXXGraph/CXXGraphConfig.h
index 79f39844a..6ef7f026f 100644
--- a/include/CXXGraph/CXXGraphConfig.h
+++ b/include/CXXGraph/CXXGraphConfig.h
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 // the configured options and settings for CXXGraph
-#define CXXGraph_VERSION_MAJOR 2
+#define CXXGraph_VERSION_MAJOR 3
 #define CXXGraph_VERSION_MINOR 0
 #define CXXGraph_VERSION_PATCH 0