diff --git a/python/CHANGELOG.md b/python/CHANGELOG.md
index 8df652c..9d850b8 100644
--- a/python/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/python/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Changelog (Python package)
 
-## Unreleased
+## 0.2.0
 
 - `rushtools gc --digits` with a negative number now gives a clear error;
   it used to print `NA` for every record.
@@ -8,9 +8,6 @@
   instead of printing nonsense. The `reverse_complement()` function itself
   is unchanged.
 - `pytest` works from `python/` even before `pip install -e .`.
-
-## 0.2.0
-
 - `read_fasta()` / `read_fastq()`: a bare `>` or `@` header is a clear
   `ValueError` instead of an `IndexError`; FASTQ blank lines between
   records are tolerated.
diff --git a/r/DESCRIPTION b/r/DESCRIPTION
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--- a/r/DESCRIPTION
+++ b/r/DESCRIPTION
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Package: rushtools
 Title: Bioinformatics Helper Functions for Sequences and Expression Data
-Version: 0.2.0.9000
+Version: 0.3.0
 Authors@R: 
     person("Halireena Rushdiha", "Mohomed", , "217553546+halireena@users.noreply.github.com", role = c("aut", "cre"))
 Description: Small, tested helper functions for everyday plant
diff --git a/r/NEWS.md b/r/NEWS.md
index 7b2ab4d..a7bcc7c 100644
--- a/r/NEWS.md
+++ b/r/NEWS.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# rushtools (development version)
+# rushtools 0.3.0
 
 * `reverse_complement()` now accepts IUPAC ambiguity codes (R, Y, S, W, K,
   M, B, D, H, V), matching the Python package.