diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index d3e3c4c..da42fbd 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 {
-  ".": "0.3.0-b.1",
-  "desktop": "0.3.0-b.1"
+  ".": "0.3.0",
+  "desktop": "0.3.0"
 }
diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.stable.json b/.release-please-manifest.stable.json
index 25db77c..da42fbd 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.stable.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.stable.json
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 {
-  ".": "0.2.0",
-  "desktop": "0.2.0"
+  ".": "0.3.0",
+  "desktop": "0.3.0"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4ad9c4d..273dfd2 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,25 @@
 # CHANGELOG
 
+## [0.3.0](https://github.com/grayhatdevelopers/vidxp/compare/v0.2.0...v0.3.0) (2026-07-31)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* **deploy:** add published server deployment profiles ([600e333](https://github.com/grayhatdevelopers/vidxp/commit/600e3335bfd5b0dd97406b4c66dbb4b291db2049))
+* **desktop:** add managed local application ([3ff20ec](https://github.com/grayhatdevelopers/vidxp/commit/3ff20ec9aebf4bea7efe041b0ae9ca2e637266c9))
+* **interfaces:** expose CLI, browser, API, and MCP surfaces ([5ae9fc7](https://github.com/grayhatdevelopers/vidxp/commit/5ae9fc7bbb54dfcbca4a7597604d8466dc3b978c))
+* **platform:** add durable media and search services ([98b85a8](https://github.com/grayhatdevelopers/vidxp/commit/98b85a8d06e181919d724716b616bebdd63ecd24))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **release:** resolve repository in finalizers ([#30](https://github.com/grayhatdevelopers/vidxp/issues/30)) ([83891e3](https://github.com/grayhatdevelopers/vidxp/commit/83891e3115f507ddc751415accb98f457a8bffa6))
+
+
+### Documentation
+
+* present product setup capabilities and roadmap ([8d4d5ef](https://github.com/grayhatdevelopers/vidxp/commit/8d4d5effda8b00a113315a287c31490a43b212d0))
+
 ## [0.3.0-b.1](https://github.com/grayhatdevelopers/vidxp/compare/v0.2.1-b.1...v0.3.0-b.1) (2026-07-31)
 
 
diff --git a/desktop/CHANGELOG.md b/desktop/CHANGELOG.md
index 02047b7..bcfb5d2 100644
--- a/desktop/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/desktop/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.3.0](https://github.com/grayhatdevelopers/vidxp/compare/desktop-v0.2.0...desktop-v0.3.0) (2026-07-31)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* **desktop:** add managed local application ([3ff20ec](https://github.com/grayhatdevelopers/vidxp/commit/3ff20ec9aebf4bea7efe041b0ae9ca2e637266c9))
+
 ## [0.3.0-b.1](https://github.com/grayhatdevelopers/vidxp/compare/desktop-v0.2.1-b.1...desktop-v0.3.0-b.1) (2026-07-31)
 
 
diff --git a/desktop/VERSION b/desktop/VERSION
index 3e581f5..0d91a54 100644
--- a/desktop/VERSION
+++ b/desktop/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.3.0-b.1
+0.3.0
diff --git a/desktop/package-lock.json b/desktop/package-lock.json
index 191ee06..962ca19 100644
--- a/desktop/package-lock.json
+++ b/desktop/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "vidxp-desktop",
-  "version": "0.3.0-b.1",
+  "version": "0.3.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "vidxp-desktop",
-      "version": "0.3.0-b.1",
+      "version": "0.3.0",
       "devDependencies": {
         "@tauri-apps/cli": "2.11.4"
       }
diff --git a/desktop/package.json b/desktop/package.json
index 367ff60..ec701f5 100644
--- a/desktop/package.json
+++ b/desktop/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "vidxp-desktop",
   "private": true,
-  "version": "0.3.0-b.1",
+  "version": "0.3.0",
   "type": "module",
   "scripts": {
     "tauri": "tauri",
diff --git a/desktop/runtime-manifest.json b/desktop/runtime-manifest.json
index 0451135..0478be3 100644
--- a/desktop/runtime-manifest.json
+++ b/desktop/runtime-manifest.json
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 {
   "schema_version": 1,
-  "desktop_version": "0.3.0-b.1",
+  "desktop_version": "0.3.0",
   "package_name": "vidxp",
-  "package_version": "0.3.0-b.1",
+  "package_version": "0.3.0",
   "dependency_index": "https://pypi.org/simple",
   "dependency_constraints_sha256": "d3ed16906841952017f112903356bfe433a8515a37aa3f56e4af4dfa1f985835",
   "python_version": "3.14.6",
diff --git a/desktop/src-tauri/Cargo.lock b/desktop/src-tauri/Cargo.lock
index da8a989..1ca8142 100644
--- a/desktop/src-tauri/Cargo.lock
+++ b/desktop/src-tauri/Cargo.lock
@@ -4373,7 +4373,7 @@ checksum = "0b928f33d975fc6ad9f86c8f283853ad26bdd5b10b7f1542aa2fa15e2289105a"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "vidxp-desktop"
-version = "0.3.0-b.1" # x-release-please-version
+version = "0.3.0" # x-release-please-version
 dependencies = [
  "atomic-write-file",
  "hex",
diff --git a/desktop/src-tauri/Cargo.toml b/desktop/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
index 02230a0..d6f17a7 100644
--- a/desktop/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
+++ b/desktop/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "vidxp-desktop"
-version = "0.3.0-b.1" # x-release-please-version
+version = "0.3.0" # x-release-please-version
 description = "The VidXP desktop launcher and local runtime supervisor"
 edition = "2024"
 rust-version = "1.97"
diff --git a/desktop/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json b/desktop/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json
index b46cc67..c270063 100644
--- a/desktop/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json
+++ b/desktop/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "$schema": "https://schema.tauri.app/config/2",
   "productName": "VidXP",
-  "version": "0.3.0-b.1",
+  "version": "0.3.0",
   "identifier": "dev.grayhat.vidxp",
   "build": {
     "frontendDist": "../web"
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 3fc3371..e2e1f3d 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "vidxp"
-version = "0.3.0-b.1"
+version = "0.3.0"
 authors = [
   { name = "Muhammad Haroon" },
   { name = "Talha Momin" },