diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index af55ef0..0ee8c01 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "0.2.1"
+  ".": "0.3.0"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b808cf7..9cefb63 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,22 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.3.0](https://github.com/Project-Colony/Collector/compare/v0.2.1...v0.3.0) (2026-10-14)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* add French, a Preferences page saved under Colony/Collector, and the Colony themes and accents with high contrast ([#13](https://github.com/Project-Colony/Collector/issues/13)) ([d3be277](https://github.com/Project-Colony/Collector/commit/d3be277bfb3db127c49bd959116d069333d1a425))
+
+
+### Fixes
+
+* keep every set-aside preferences file, leave unreadable ones in place, and mute unselected Preferences categories ([#15](https://github.com/Project-Colony/Collector/issues/15)) ([51b5eb6](https://github.com/Project-Colony/Collector/commit/51b5eb68ad97f13b7eae0ea222d46f633852e5e7))
+
+
+### Documentation
+
+* re-cut the roadmap around what 0.3.0 ships, follow the current README signing template and install Rust with rustup ([#12](https://github.com/Project-Colony/Collector/issues/12)) ([3a1ebe1](https://github.com/Project-Colony/Collector/commit/3a1ebe1b94fa2dd3092cb976c547d1c63a6669e2))
+
 ## [0.2.1](https://github.com/Project-Colony/Collector/compare/v0.2.0...v0.2.1) (2026-10-09)
 
 
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 7b15fc8..d5f9bf8 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ checksum = "f079e83a288787bcd14a6aea84cee5c87a67c5a3e660c30f557a3d24761b3527"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "collector"
-version = "0.2.1"
+version = "0.3.0"
 dependencies = [
  "crossterm",
  "dirs",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 958fe96..dddec67 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "collector"
-version = "0.2.1"
+version = "0.3.0"
 edition = "2024"
 license = "GPL-3.0-or-later"
 description = "Terminal system monitor: CPU, memory, disks, network and processes"