diff --git a/.github/release-notes/3.0.0.md b/.github/release-notes/3.0.0.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6a57af3e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/release-notes/3.0.0.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+## Changes
+
+- Redesigns chat toolbar, composer, and status presentation for clearer control grouping and runtime context.
+- Renames the effort slash command to reasoning to align with Codex.
+- Improves usage limit display and sparse rate-limit refresh handling.
+- Updates Codex App Server compatibility for Codex CLI 0.137.0.
diff --git a/manifest.json b/manifest.json
index 51cb2627..3902318f 100644
--- a/manifest.json
+++ b/manifest.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "id": "codex-panel",
   "name": "Codex Panel",
-  "version": "2.8.1",
+  "version": "3.0.0",
   "minAppVersion": "1.12.0",
   "description": "Codex in your sidebar.",
   "author": "murashit",
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 405b3a12..6a7bd8ac 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "codex-panel",
-  "version": "2.8.1",
+  "version": "3.0.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "codex-panel",
-      "version": "2.8.1",
+      "version": "3.0.0",
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
         "preact": "^10.29.2"
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e16637c7..abeffb3f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "codex-panel",
-  "version": "2.8.1",
+  "version": "3.0.0",
   "description": "Codex in your Obsidian sidebar.",
   "main": "main.js",
   "author": "murashit",
diff --git a/versions.json b/versions.json
index 1032c231..3c085cb5 100644
--- a/versions.json
+++ b/versions.json
@@ -39,5 +39,6 @@
   "2.7.0": "1.12.0",
   "2.7.1": "1.12.0",
   "2.8.0": "1.12.0",
-  "2.8.1": "1.12.0"
+  "2.8.1": "1.12.0",
+  "3.0.0": "1.12.0"
 }