diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index af55ef03a..0ee8c0128 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "0.2.1"
+  ".": "0.3.0"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8f4b72360..568aab098 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,29 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.3.0](https://github.com/morluto/rea/compare/rea-0.2.1...rea-0.3.0) (2026-07-12)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* add evidence-backed process investigations ([cc8681a](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/cc8681a856dacb296f835112d0a27133d4c05ad1))
+* evolve REA analysis platform ([4f18e26](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/4f18e26ee58f616de788e07639f5b2f91d37ef11))
+* **mcp:** add typed bounded analysis tools ([893d2e2](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/893d2e2d0550271297c452b418f80bdf8ae21514))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* keep execution options internal ([167a824](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/167a824f9131a60d07fca3e99301eecc98d5d5e9))
+
+
+### Documentation
+
+* document the 43-tool workflow ([1f235cb](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/1f235cb52f61c08b65ecb674cac649c34005bc66))
+
+
+### Tests
+
+* add source-built Hopper conformance fixtures ([d648bcd](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/d648bcd2e41ec0b45bc02a69dee0d7206fc64f8f))
+
 ## [0.2.1](https://github.com/morluto/rea/compare/rea-0.2.0...rea-0.2.1) (2026-07-12)
 
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index f787e374d..32be5f9f0 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "@morluto/rea",
-  "version": "0.2.1",
+  "version": "0.3.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@morluto/rea",
-      "version": "0.2.1",
+      "version": "0.3.0",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "@modelcontextprotocol/server": "2.0.0-beta.3",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d23dec285..9669ef6f9 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@morluto/rea",
-  "version": "0.2.1",
+  "version": "0.3.0",
   "description": "Reverse engineering CLI and MCP server for coding agents to understand apps and build features.",
   "license": "MIT",
   "repository": {