diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index c5ba262..8e9802c 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ display_usage () {
   exit
 }
 
-VERSION="0.3.0-SNAPSHOT"
+VERSION="0.3.0"
 
 while getopts :hi:r: flag
 do
diff --git a/install_windows.bat b/install_windows.bat
index b6ba13a..cf09636 100644
--- a/install_windows.bat
+++ b/install_windows.bat
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ setlocal EnableExtensions
 
 :: This is a translation of the corresponding linux install script that
 :: is adapted from https://github.com/saalfeldlab/n5-utils, by @axtimwalde & co
-set "VERSION=0.3.0-SNAPSHOT"
+set "VERSION=0.3.0"
 
 :: default for installation dir = current directory
 set "INSTALL_DIR=%CD%"
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 0df792d..d1c3688 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 	</parent>
 
 	<artifactId>imglib2-st</artifactId>
-	<version>0.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>0.3.0</version>
 
 	<name>ImgLib2 Spatial Transcriptiomics</name>
 	<description>This project shows the application of imglib2 to spatial transcriptomics</description>