diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a7f5a8c..137c8d7 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,18 @@
 # CHANGELOG
 
 
+## v0.3.0-rc.1 (2024-11-26)
+
+### Features
+
+- Improve installation instructions and update project info
+  ([`a47b410`](https://github.com/sachahu1/Github-Search-Engine/commit/a47b410a0694e0617af1360bc865880e4f6f2f57))
+
+- Added detailed installation steps for PyPI, source, and manual methods - Updated project
+  information in documentation - Enhanced API server launch instructions - Refactored code for
+  better readability and maintainability
+
+
 ## v0.2.3 (2024-11-26)
 
 
diff --git a/docs/source/conf.py b/docs/source/conf.py
index 8d098b5..176bc1b 100644
--- a/docs/source/conf.py
+++ b/docs/source/conf.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 author = "Sacha hu"
 
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags
-release = "0.2.3"
+release = "0.3.0-rc.1"
 
 source_suffix = {
   ".rst": "restructuredtext",
diff --git a/github_search_engine/__init__.py b/github_search_engine/__init__.py
index a38be0e..2aaf7a0 100644
--- a/github_search_engine/__init__.py
+++ b/github_search_engine/__init__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-__version__ = "0.2.3"
+__version__ = "0.3.0-rc.1"
 
 from github_search_engine import _cli as _cli
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 2030792..45be23e 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "Github-Search-Engine"
-version = "0.2.3"
+version = "0.3.0-rc.1"
 description = "Search through github issues and PRs like never before."
 authors = ["Sacha hu <hu.sacha.ai@gmail.com>"]
 packages = [