diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 829d673..99816a8 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ This CHANGELOG follows the format listed [here](https://github.com/sensu-plugins
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+
+## [3.0.0] - 2018-12-04
 ### Security
 - updated rubocop dependency to `~> 0.51.0` per: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-8418. (@majormoses)
 
@@ -150,7 +152,8 @@ This CHANGELOG follows the format listed [here](https://github.com/sensu-plugins
 ### Added
 - initial release
 
-[Unreleased]: https://github.com/sensu-plugins/sensu-plugins-mysql/compare/2.7.0...HEAD
+[Unreleased]: https://github.com/sensu-plugins/sensu-plugins-mysql/compare/3.0.0...HEAD
+[3.0.0]: https://github.com/sensu-plugins/sensu-plugins-mysql/compare/2.7.0...3.0.0
 [2.7.0]: https://github.com/sensu-plugins/sensu-plugins-mysql/compare/2.6.0...2.7.0
 [2.6.0]: https://github.com/sensu-plugins/sensu-plugins-mysql/compare/2.5.1...2.6.0
 [2.5.1]: https://github.com/sensu-plugins/sensu-plugins-mysql/compare/2.5.0...2.5.1
diff --git a/lib/sensu-plugins-mysql/version.rb b/lib/sensu-plugins-mysql/version.rb
index d2b4f45..fb49a70 100644
--- a/lib/sensu-plugins-mysql/version.rb
+++ b/lib/sensu-plugins-mysql/version.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 module SensuPluginsMySql
   module Version
-    MAJOR = 2
-    MINOR = 7
+    MAJOR = 3
+    MINOR = 0
     PATCH = 0
 
     VER_STRING = [MAJOR, MINOR, PATCH].compact.join('.')