diff --git a/release_gitter.py b/release_gitter.py
index 499c84b..7f56641 100755
--- a/release_gitter.py
+++ b/release_gitter.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ from zipfile import ZipFile
 
 import requests
 
-__version__ = "2.5.2"
+__version__ = "3.0.0"
 
 
 class UnsupportedContentTypeError(ValueError):