diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 1f7aeaa..1c861e1 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{".":"0.2.3"}
+{".":"0.3.0"}
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 47976ad..9bac394 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,16 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.3.0](https://github.com/open-feature/kotlin-sdk/compare/v0.2.3...v0.3.0) (2024-04-08)
+
+
+### ⚠ BREAKING CHANGES
+
+* remove kotlinx.serialization dependency
+
+### 🔄 Refactoring
+
+* remove kotlinx.serialization dependency ([3145d6c](https://github.com/open-feature/kotlin-sdk/commit/3145d6c41359598e8565a19d576863df82de6f16))
+
 ## [0.2.3](https://github.com/open-feature/kotlin-sdk/compare/v0.2.2...v0.2.3) (2024-02-02)
 
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1366e31..43faeb4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@
     <img alt="Specification" src="https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=specification&message=v0.6.0&color=yellow&style=for-the-badge" />
   </a>
   <!-- x-release-please-start-version -->
-  <a href="https://github.com/open-feature/kotlin-sdk/releases/tag/v0.2.3">
-    <img alt="Release" src="https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=release&message=v0.2.3&color=blue&style=for-the-badge" />
+  <a href="https://github.com/open-feature/kotlin-sdk/releases/tag/v0.3.0">
+    <img alt="Release" src="https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=release&message=v0.3.0&color=blue&style=for-the-badge" />
   </a>
   <!-- x-release-please-end -->
   <br/>
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ Installation via Maven Central is preferred, using the following dependency:
 <!-- x-release-please-start-version -->
 ```kotlin
 dependencies {
-    api("dev.openfeature:android-sdk:0.2.3")
+    api("dev.openfeature:android-sdk:0.3.0")
 }
 ```
 
diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index 73f3322..cbdb17e 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ plugins {
 allprojects {
     extra["groupId"] = "dev.openfeature"
 // x-release-please-start-version
-    ext["version"] = "0.2.3"
+    ext["version"] = "0.3.0"
 // x-release-please-end
 }
 group = project.extra["groupId"].toString()
diff --git a/version.txt b/version.txt
index 7179039..0d91a54 100644
--- a/version.txt
+++ b/version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.2.3
+0.3.0