diff --git a/.bumpversion.cfg b/.bumpversion.cfg
index dd42af8..e9d3115 100644
--- a/.bumpversion.cfg
+++ b/.bumpversion.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 0.2.38
+current_version = 0.3.0
 commit = True
 tag = True
 parse = (?P<major>\d+)\.(?P<minor>\d+)\.(?P<patch>\d+)
diff --git a/app.py b/app.py
index 06fb69d..cc82081 100644
--- a/app.py
+++ b/app.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # ChatGSE app.py: streamlit chat app for contextualisation of biomedical results
 app_name = "chatgse"
-__version__ = "0.2.38"
+__version__ = "0.3.0"
 
 # BOILERPLATE
 import json
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 99106c6..03e31bc 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "chatgse"
-version = "0.2.38"
+version = "0.3.0"
 description = "Gene set interpretation assisted by Large Language Models and more"
 authors = ["Sebastian Lobentanzer <sebastian.lobentanzer@gmail.com>"]
 license = "MIT"