diff --git a/flask_socketio/__init__.py b/flask_socketio/__init__.py
index 863f3a70..c4ff31bb 100644
--- a/flask_socketio/__init__.py
+++ b/flask_socketio/__init__.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 from .namespace import Namespace
 from .test_client import SocketIOTestClient
 
-__version__ = '2.9.6'
+__version__ = '3.0.0'
 
 
 class _SocketIOMiddleware(socketio.Middleware):