diff --git a/bpkg.sh b/bpkg.sh
index 9510b85..e74a439 100755
--- a/bpkg.sh
+++ b/bpkg.sh
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ if [[ ${BASH_SOURCE[0]} != $0 ]]; then
 fi
 
 ## bpkg version
-VERSION="0.2.9"
+VERSION="0.3.0"
 
 ## output error to stderr
 error () {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 47997d0..2fb1b2a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "bpkg",
-  "version": "0.2.9",
+  "version": "0.3.0",
   "description": "Lightweight bash package manager",
   "global": true,
   "repo": "bpkg/bpkg",