diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 72c40dbe0..751639ff6 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 # Unreleased
 
+-
+
+# v3.0.0
+
+
 - [added] Added the new `firebase_admin.exceptions` module containing the
   base exception types and global error codes.
 - [changed] Updated the `firebase_admin.instance_id` module to use the new
diff --git a/firebase_admin/__about__.py b/firebase_admin/__about__.py
index 5a2f77e32..546b6cb7c 100644
--- a/firebase_admin/__about__.py
+++ b/firebase_admin/__about__.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 """About information (version, etc) for Firebase Admin SDK."""
 
-__version__ = '2.18.0'
+__version__ = '3.0.0'
 __title__ = 'firebase_admin'
 __author__ = 'Firebase'
 __license__ = 'Apache License 2.0'