diff --git a/src/strpkg/version.nim b/src/strpkg/version.nim
index 4efabd7..77b6ae5 100644
--- a/src/strpkg/version.nim
+++ b/src/strpkg/version.nim
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-const strlingVersion* = "0.2.1"
+const strlingVersion* = "0.3.0"
 
 # bin file format version
 const thisFmtVersion* = 0'i16
diff --git a/strling.nimble b/strling.nimble
index 62da761..b36b9c6 100644
--- a/strling.nimble
+++ b/strling.nimble
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ template thisModuleFile: string = instantiationInfo(fullPaths = true).filename
 #  # When the package is installed, the ``src`` directory disappears.
 #  import strpkg/version as _
 
-version       = "0.2.1"
+version       = "0.3.0"
 author        = "Harriet and Brent"
 description   = "Novel STR caller"
 license       = "MIT"