diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5867282..c42e771 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ## Change log
 ----------------------
 
-Version 3-SNAPSHOT
+Version 3
 -------------
 
 CHANGED:
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7b285c1..2ff04f9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -39,13 +39,13 @@ your project `build.gradle` if you want to import the core functionality of swin
 define version in file gradle.properties
 
 ```
-swingBaseComponentsVersion=2.7
+swingBaseComponentsVersion=3
 ```
 
 or in build.gradle ext area
 
 ```
-    swingBaseComponentsVersion = "2.7"
+    swingBaseComponentsVersion = "3"
 ```
 
 then add the dependency to the dependencies area
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ Then you can add the dependency to your dependencies:
     <properties>
             ...
         <!-- swing-base-components version -->
-        <swing-base-components.version>2.7</swing-base-components.version>
+        <swing-base-components.version>3</swing-base-components.version>
             ...
     </properties>
             ...
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index f146a96..b24bbb0 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ######################
 # project properties #
 ######################
-projectVersion=3-SNAPSHOT
+projectVersion=3
 groupPackage=io.github.astrapi69
 projectSourceCompatibility=17
 projectInceptionYear=2021