diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 10f3091..6b7b74c 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "0.2.0"
+  ".": "0.3.0"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 76c1ff2..3b3dbe3 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,24 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.3.0](https://github.com/burdockcascade/xray/compare/v0.2.0...v0.3.0) (2025-12-26)
+
+
+### ✨ Features
+
+* add LabelNode functionality with XML configuration support ([1f85454](https://github.com/burdockcascade/xray/commit/1f8545482a3f471478c2f7c64531c1e8acb16c29))
+* add shape nodes (CircleNode, LineNode, RectangleNode, TriangleNode) with XML configuration support ([beef227](https://github.com/burdockcascade/xray/commit/beef2276107652cf5c97f5520e46dbf4d607a4e0))
+* introduce LayerNode and update XML structure to support layers in scenes ([2c0b390](https://github.com/burdockcascade/xray/commit/2c0b390a40bf475b196990a7c330b2cf7a491619))
+
+
+### ♻️ Code Refactoring
+
+* rename SceneNode to Node and update related methods and references ([f02b6ec](https://github.com/burdockcascade/xray/commit/f02b6ecc567cb4ff29e183b796ece664c6fa2b42))
+
+
+### 📚 Documentation
+
+* add usage examples for XRay Engine in README ([4ce7995](https://github.com/burdockcascade/xray/commit/4ce7995e54f3df4ea4f8d37a9bb7c35dc9d73246))
+
 ## [0.2.0](https://github.com/burdockcascade/xray/compare/v0.1.0...v0.2.0) (2025-12-25)
 
 
diff --git a/xmake.lua b/xmake.lua
index 5022851..9a27067 100644
--- a/xmake.lua
+++ b/xmake.lua
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ set_description("XRay - A simple raylib example project using xmake")
 set_languages("cxx23")
 
 -- x-release-please-start-version
-set_version("0.2.0")
+set_version("0.3.0")
 -- x-release-please-end
 
 add_rules("mode.debug", "mode.release")