diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 103347bbb..331a0a2ee 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-    "hugr-py": "0.2.1"
+    "hugr-py": "0.3.0"
 }
diff --git a/hugr-py/CHANGELOG.md b/hugr-py/CHANGELOG.md
index bf7f88084..b3ef4630b 100644
--- a/hugr-py/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/hugr-py/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,21 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.3.0](https://github.com/CQCL/hugr/compare/hugr-py-v0.2.1...hugr-py-v0.3.0) (2024-07-03)
+
+### Features
+
+* HUGR builders in hugr-py ([#486](https://github.com/CQCL/hugr/issues/486))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* get rid of pydantic config deprecation warnings ([#1084](https://github.com/CQCL/hugr/issues/1084)) ([52fcb9d](https://github.com/CQCL/hugr/commit/52fcb9dc88e95e9660fc291181a37dc9d1802a3d))
+
+
+### Documentation
+
+* build and publish docs ([#1253](https://github.com/CQCL/hugr/issues/1253)) ([902fc14](https://github.com/CQCL/hugr/commit/902fc14069caad0af6af7b55cbf649134703f9b5))
+
 ## [0.2.1](https://github.com/CQCL/hugr/compare/hugr-py-v0.2.0...hugr-py-v0.2.1) (2024-05-20)
 
 ### ⚠ BREAKING CHANGES
diff --git a/hugr-py/pyproject.toml b/hugr-py/pyproject.toml
index a86abf544..b37b24b40 100644
--- a/hugr-py/pyproject.toml
+++ b/hugr-py/pyproject.toml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ classifiers = [
     "Topic :: Scientific/Engineering",
 ]
 name = "hugr"
-version = "0.2.1"
+version = "0.3.0"
 description = "Quantinuum's common representation for quantum programs"
 #keywords = []
 authors = ["TKET development team <tket-support@cambridgequantum.com>"]
diff --git a/hugr-py/src/hugr/__init__.py b/hugr-py/src/hugr/__init__.py
index ffd86ff5c..7ae1c0699 100644
--- a/hugr-py/src/hugr/__init__.py
+++ b/hugr-py/src/hugr/__init__.py
@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@
 
 # This is updated by our release-please workflow, triggered by this
 # annotation: x-release-please-version
-__version__ = "0.2.1"
+__version__ = "0.3.0"