diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-please.yaml b/.github/workflows/release-please.yaml
index ccf09d1..fc43caf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-please.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-please.yaml
@@ -26,21 +26,29 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-      # Create temporary prerelease config for develop branch
+      # Create temporary prerelease config and manifest for develop branch
       - name: Create prerelease config for develop
         if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/develop'
         run: |
           # Add prerelease settings to the root package (path: ".")
-          cat .release-please-config.json | jq '.packages["."] += {"prerelease": true, "prerelease-type": "alpha"}' > temp-config.json
-          mv temp-config.json .release-please-config.json
+          cat .release-please-config.json | jq '.packages["."] += {"prerelease": true, "prerelease-type": "alpha"}' > .release-please-config-develop.json
+
+          # Create a separate manifest for develop that tracks the last alpha version
+          # We need to determine what the last alpha version should be based on the current state
+          CURRENT_VERSION=$(cat .release-please-manifest.json | jq -r '."."')
+          echo "Current develop manifest version: $CURRENT_VERSION"
+
+          # For develop branch, we want to track alpha versions separately
+          # Since develop has been releasing stable versions, we need to set up proper alpha tracking
+          echo "{\".\": \"$CURRENT_VERSION\"}" > .release-please-manifest-develop.json
 
       # Release-please for develop branch (creates alpha prereleases)
       - uses: googleapis/release-please-action@v4
         if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/develop'
         id: release-develop
         with:
-          config-file: .release-please-config.json
-          manifest-file: .release-please-manifest.json
+          config-file: .release-please-config-develop.json
+          manifest-file: .release-please-manifest-develop.json
           target-branch: develop
           token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index fa58eef..8d7a673 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-    ".": "0.3.2"
+    ".": "0.3.0"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 233f0f5..825c32f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,30 +1 @@
 # Changelog
-
-## [0.3.2](https://github.com/b-long/opentdf-python-sdk/compare/otdf-python-v0.3.1...otdf-python-v0.3.2) (2025-09-11)
-
-
-### Bug Fixes
-
-* fix .release-please-config.json file ([#97](https://github.com/b-long/opentdf-python-sdk/issues/97)) ([085f056](https://github.com/b-long/opentdf-python-sdk/commit/085f0564a44e4828c4bddfd67f6ecedbe72a6395))
-
-## [0.3.1](https://github.com/b-long/opentdf-python-sdk/compare/otdf-python-v0.3.0...otdf-python-v0.3.1) (2025-09-11)
-
-
-### Bug Fixes
-
-* address pre-commit (lint) issues ([f61b020](https://github.com/b-long/opentdf-python-sdk/commit/f61b02033f4a132ee1e552be61917d18d5a0bf4c))
-* fix publishing ([de00583](https://github.com/b-long/opentdf-python-sdk/commit/de005832c2a961f732f564b6a0380b6007a59b6b))
-* fix publishing ([dbc9f80](https://github.com/b-long/opentdf-python-sdk/commit/dbc9f8002d04ae08dc0403dea61507bd2eb19cd2))
-* guarantee target-version decrypt support ([#84](https://github.com/b-long/opentdf-python-sdk/issues/84)) ([238715f](https://github.com/b-long/opentdf-python-sdk/commit/238715f8ef761bcb39c66c13cf017fb891ad6d40))
-* omit README from Github releases ([cca9e3e](https://github.com/b-long/opentdf-python-sdk/commit/cca9e3efb9ead3693d401261e3e74debd985653e))
-* release-please configuration ([#95](https://github.com/b-long/opentdf-python-sdk/issues/95)) ([fe1ee2d](https://github.com/b-long/opentdf-python-sdk/commit/fe1ee2d9a8e6763db27582f1d0d4a6625ec3716e))
-* remove unnecessary 'ncipollo/release-action' ([6a1d57b](https://github.com/b-long/opentdf-python-sdk/commit/6a1d57b562b6b6f506db9c29fa11858bf28ef702))
-* update prerelease config for develop branch ([6cfaee6](https://github.com/b-long/opentdf-python-sdk/commit/6cfaee6fd918f50185859edbab06a2dbf7d7123f))
-* use correct 'extra-files' for uv.lock ([0e09171](https://github.com/b-long/opentdf-python-sdk/commit/0e091714cad2a5f462bf0a5444e92d8e71639626))
-
-
-### Miscellaneous Chores
-
-* release 0.3.0a10 ([3bb4283](https://github.com/b-long/opentdf-python-sdk/commit/3bb42837fa9547273023859db48c4e4f69325273))
-* release 0.3.0a11 ([ce8a520](https://github.com/b-long/opentdf-python-sdk/commit/ce8a52064969aa5e27876c4454d2e32b42a36f5b))
-* release 0.3.1 ([c1395b1](https://github.com/b-long/opentdf-python-sdk/commit/c1395b1ff6bf02ffb24f20e7d45ca0869ae033f5))
diff --git a/otdf-python-proto/pyproject.toml b/otdf-python-proto/pyproject.toml
index 69a6318..a89de6a 100644
--- a/otdf-python-proto/pyproject.toml
+++ b/otdf-python-proto/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "otdf-python-proto"
-version = "0.3.2"
+version = "0.3.0"
 description = "Generated protobuf files for OpenTDF Python SDK"
 readme = "README.md"
 authors = [
diff --git a/otdf-python-proto/uv.lock b/otdf-python-proto/uv.lock
index e9684c4..d410e13 100644
--- a/otdf-python-proto/uv.lock
+++ b/otdf-python-proto/uv.lock
@@ -481,7 +481,7 @@ wheels = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "otdf-python-proto"
-version = "0.3.2"
+version = "0.3.0"
 source = { editable = "." }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "connect-python", extra = ["compiler"] },
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index b73efbc..311b1b0 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "otdf-python"
-version = "0.3.2"
+version = "0.3.0"
 description = "Unofficial OpenTDF SDK for Python"
 readme = "README.md"
 authors = [
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index 7c3a904..c164b51 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -686,7 +686,7 @@ wheels = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "otdf-python"
-version = "0.3.2"
+version = "0.3.0"
 source = { editable = "." }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "connect-python", extra = ["compiler"] },