diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 32f4cc6..71b1083 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [0.0.3] - 2026-08-19
+
 ## [0.0.2] - 2026-08-17
 
 ## [0.0.1] - 2026-08-17
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 88a1387..cff682b 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ members = [
 ]
 
 [workspace.package]
-version = "0.0.2"
+version = "0.0.3"
 edition = "2021"
 license = "MIT"
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c1dee15..b0ba554 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 A Rust implementation of the NOSTR protocol library, ported from the C `nostr_core_lib` project.
 
-[![Version](https://img.shields.io/badge/version-0.0.2-blue.svg)](#)
+[![Version](https://img.shields.io/badge/version-0.0.3-blue.svg)](#)
 [![License](https://img.shields.io/badge/license-MIT-green.svg)](#)
 [![Build Status](https://img.shields.io/badge/build-passing-brightgreen.svg)](#building)
 
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 4e379d2..bcab45a 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.0.2
+0.0.3