diff --git a/java-apigee-registry/CHANGELOG.md b/java-apigee-registry/CHANGELOG.md
index 15c310020080..9e784dd51d6e 100644
--- a/java-apigee-registry/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/java-apigee-registry/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.3.0](https://github.com/googleapis/java-apigee-registry/compare/v0.2.2...v0.3.0) (2022-08-22)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* added support for `force` field for API and API version deletion ([#35](https://github.com/googleapis/java-apigee-registry/issues/35)) ([01d3a88](https://github.com/googleapis/java-apigee-registry/commit/01d3a88d30ba74ca090b823d1003e21d192baef2))
+
 ## [0.2.2](https://github.com/googleapis/java-apigee-registry/compare/v0.2.1...v0.2.2) (2022-08-09)
 
 
diff --git a/java-apigee-registry/google-cloud-apigee-registry-bom/pom.xml b/java-apigee-registry/google-cloud-apigee-registry-bom/pom.xml
index a374b382538b..52aaa162b00a 100644
--- a/java-apigee-registry/google-cloud-apigee-registry-bom/pom.xml
+++ b/java-apigee-registry/google-cloud-apigee-registry-bom/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
   <artifactId>google-cloud-apigee-registry-bom</artifactId>
-  <version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-apigee-registry:current} -->
+  <version>0.3.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-apigee-registry:current} -->
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
@@ -65,17 +65,17 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
         <artifactId>google-cloud-apigee-registry</artifactId>
-        <version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-apigee-registry:current} -->
+        <version>0.3.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-apigee-registry:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-apigee-registry-v1</artifactId>
-        <version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-apigee-registry-v1:current} -->
+        <version>0.3.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-apigee-registry-v1:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-apigee-registry-v1</artifactId>
-        <version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-apigee-registry-v1:current} -->
+        <version>0.3.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-apigee-registry-v1:current} -->
       </dependency>
     </dependencies>
   </dependencyManagement>
diff --git a/java-apigee-registry/google-cloud-apigee-registry/pom.xml b/java-apigee-registry/google-cloud-apigee-registry/pom.xml
index 30677b18b8ff..ac77b61200fe 100644
--- a/java-apigee-registry/google-cloud-apigee-registry/pom.xml
+++ b/java-apigee-registry/google-cloud-apigee-registry/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
   <artifactId>google-cloud-apigee-registry</artifactId>
-  <version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-apigee-registry:current} -->
+  <version>0.3.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-apigee-registry:current} -->
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
   <name>Google Registry API</name>
   <url>https://github.com/googleapis/java-apigee-registry</url>
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-apigee-registry-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-apigee-registry:current} -->
+    <version>0.3.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-apigee-registry:current} -->
   </parent>
   <properties>
     <site.installationModule>google-cloud-apigee-registry</site.installationModule>
diff --git a/java-apigee-registry/grpc-google-cloud-apigee-registry-v1/pom.xml b/java-apigee-registry/grpc-google-cloud-apigee-registry-v1/pom.xml
index 669a752348ff..9a558bdef8a2 100644
--- a/java-apigee-registry/grpc-google-cloud-apigee-registry-v1/pom.xml
+++ b/java-apigee-registry/grpc-google-cloud-apigee-registry-v1/pom.xml
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
   <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-apigee-registry-v1</artifactId>
-  <version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-apigee-registry-v1:current} -->
+  <version>0.3.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-apigee-registry-v1:current} -->
   <name>grpc-google-cloud-apigee-registry-v1</name>
   <description>GRPC library for google-cloud-apigee-registry</description>
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-apigee-registry-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-apigee-registry:current} -->
+    <version>0.3.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-apigee-registry:current} -->
   </parent>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/java-apigee-registry/pom.xml b/java-apigee-registry/pom.xml
index b407cc5ba98c..dace0dc0e592 100644
--- a/java-apigee-registry/pom.xml
+++ b/java-apigee-registry/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
   <artifactId>google-cloud-apigee-registry-parent</artifactId>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
-  <version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-apigee-registry:current} -->
+  <version>0.3.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-apigee-registry:current} -->
   <name>Google Registry API Parent</name>
   <url>https://github.com/googleapis/java-apigee-registry</url>
   <description>
@@ -69,17 +69,17 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
         <artifactId>google-cloud-apigee-registry</artifactId>
-        <version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-apigee-registry:current} -->
+        <version>0.3.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-apigee-registry:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-apigee-registry-v1</artifactId>
-        <version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-apigee-registry-v1:current} -->
+        <version>0.3.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-apigee-registry-v1:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-apigee-registry-v1</artifactId>
-        <version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-apigee-registry-v1:current} -->
+        <version>0.3.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-apigee-registry-v1:current} -->
       </dependency>
 
       <dependency>
diff --git a/java-apigee-registry/proto-google-cloud-apigee-registry-v1/pom.xml b/java-apigee-registry/proto-google-cloud-apigee-registry-v1/pom.xml
index bfd70ef286dc..6acf9fb14852 100644
--- a/java-apigee-registry/proto-google-cloud-apigee-registry-v1/pom.xml
+++ b/java-apigee-registry/proto-google-cloud-apigee-registry-v1/pom.xml
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
   <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-apigee-registry-v1</artifactId>
-  <version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-apigee-registry-v1:current} -->
+  <version>0.3.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-apigee-registry-v1:current} -->
   <name>proto-google-cloud-apigee-registry-v1</name>
   <description>Proto library for google-cloud-apigee-registry</description>
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-apigee-registry-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-apigee-registry:current} -->
+    <version>0.3.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-apigee-registry:current} -->
   </parent>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/java-apigee-registry/samples/snapshot/pom.xml b/java-apigee-registry/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
index 20fe752b9d68..25487660df61 100644
--- a/java-apigee-registry/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
+++ b/java-apigee-registry/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
       <artifactId>google-cloud-apigee-registry</artifactId>
-      <version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>0.3.0</version>
     </dependency>
     <!-- {x-version-update-end} -->
 
diff --git a/java-apigee-registry/versions.txt b/java-apigee-registry/versions.txt
index 43a8cf5c1f2a..00c7f3902fbc 100644
--- a/java-apigee-registry/versions.txt
+++ b/java-apigee-registry/versions.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Format:
 # module:released-version:current-version
 
-google-cloud-apigee-registry:0.2.2:0.2.3-SNAPSHOT
-proto-google-cloud-apigee-registry-v1:0.2.2:0.2.3-SNAPSHOT
-grpc-google-cloud-apigee-registry-v1:0.2.2:0.2.3-SNAPSHOT
+google-cloud-apigee-registry:0.3.0:0.3.0
+proto-google-cloud-apigee-registry-v1:0.3.0:0.3.0
+grpc-google-cloud-apigee-registry-v1:0.3.0:0.3.0