diff --git a/akismet/__init__.py b/akismet/__init__.py
index 6c7cde0..d970986 100644
--- a/akismet/__init__.py
+++ b/akismet/__init__.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import datetime
 from akismet.exceptions import AkismetServerError, MissingParameterError
 
-__version__ = '0.2.3'
+__version__ = '0.3.0'
 
 PYTHON_AKISMET_USER_AGENT = "Python-Akismet/{0}".format(__version__)