diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index 40293c46..e7a5db92 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,3 +1,20 @@
+Version 3.0.0 (2024-10-30)
+--------------------------
+Add JQ filter
+Patch bug in avg request latency calculation (#376)
+Update dependencies (#371)
+Add expiry config + base64 validation to the GTM SS preview header transformation
+Add boolean config to enable TLS (#370)
+Add configurable retries for target writes
+Add in memory source
+Add empty `/tmp/config.hcl` file to Dockerfile
+Feat/batch templating (#347)
+Remove env configuration
+Add a note on preserving transformation input
+Patch kinesis source leader action frequency setting
+Remove Lua transformation
+Add jq generic mapper transformation
+
 Version 2.4.2 (2024-09-05)
 --------------------------
 Use existing timestamp for request finish in measuring latency metrics
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 8e8299dc..7f51b23b 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.4.2
+3.0.0-rc6
diff --git a/cmd/constants.go b/cmd/constants.go
index 8c5f5869..ddd42cb6 100644
--- a/cmd/constants.go
+++ b/cmd/constants.go
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ package cmd
 
 const (
 	// AppVersion is the current version of the app
-	AppVersion = "2.4.2"
+	AppVersion = "3.0.0-rc6"
 
 	// AppName is the name of the application to use in logging / places that require the artifact
 	AppName = "snowbridge"