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 5a787d9..083c8cb 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,23 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.3.0](https://github.com/tsdevau/diff-commit/compare/diff-commit-v0.2.1...diff-commit-v0.3.0) (2024-11-05)
+
+
+### Features, Additions & Updates
+
+* **ui:** add icons and SCM menu integration ([c051edc](https://github.com/tsdevau/diff-commit/commit/c051edcb2be0b5f454b61425d9ca0cc7a7133c2b))
+
+
+### UX Improvements
+
+* **ui:** update progress notification text and behaviour ([c3033d5](https://github.com/tsdevau/diff-commit/commit/c3033d5b0b43f50e13d3219d2140c4b22e36efd5))
+
+
+### DX Testing
+
+* **progress-api:** add integration tests for progress feedback ([c38c8c1](https://github.com/tsdevau/diff-commit/commit/c38c8c15c0e9ad893e8d28d0da6af2ad7a2b24e1))
+* **progress-api:** update progress messages and notification settings ([5b52766](https://github.com/tsdevau/diff-commit/commit/5b527669c54a7b9c6b3424bd5a3889c5521404a3))
+
 ## [0.2.1](https://github.com/tsdevau/diff-commit/compare/diff-commit-v0.2.0...diff-commit-v0.2.1) (2024-11-05)
 
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 2bdf66c..5f57a9b 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "diff-commit",
-  "version": "0.2.1",
+  "version": "0.3.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "diff-commit",
-      "version": "0.2.1",
+      "version": "0.3.0",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "@anthropic-ai/sdk": "^0.30.1"
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 11915af..9667dd6 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "diff-commit",
   "displayName": "Diff Commit",
-  "version": "0.2.1",
+  "version": "0.3.0",
   "description": "Generate detailed Git commit messages following the conventional commit specification using Anthropic's AI models like Claude 3.5 Sonnet.",
   "categories": [
     "AI",