diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_and_test_with_resty_events.yml b/.github/workflows/build_and_test_with_resty_events.yml
index 2b37534..95035a8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_and_test_with_resty_events.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_and_test_with_resty_events.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,13 @@
-name: Build and test
-
-on: [push, pull_request]
+name: Build and test - with resty_events
+
+on:
+  pull_request: {}
+  workflow_dispatch: {}
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+      - master
+      - release/**
 
 jobs:
   build:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_and_test_with_worker_events.yml b/.github/workflows/build_and_test_with_worker_events.yml
index a78f314..6caaf8a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_and_test_with_worker_events.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_and_test_with_worker_events.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
-name: Build and test
+name: Build and test - with worker_events
 
-on: [push, pull_request]
+on:
+  pull_request: {}
+  workflow_dispatch: {}
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+      - master
 
 jobs:
   build:
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8d94e4a..e417585 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -102,6 +102,14 @@ Versioning is strictly based on [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/)
 * push commit and tag
 * upload rock to luarocks: `luarocks upload rockspecs/[name] --api-key=abc`
 
+### 3.0.0 (12-Oct-2023)
+
+* Perf: optimize by localizing some functions [#92](https://github.com/Kong/lua-resty-healthcheck/pull/92) (backport)
+* Fix: Generate fresh default http_statuses within new() [#83](https://github.com/Kong/lua-resty-healthcheck/pull/83) (backport)
+
+### 2.0.0
+--- Version discarded from current & future development
+
 ### 1.6.3 (06-Sep-2023)
 
 * Feature: Added support for https_sni [#49](https://github.com/Kong/lua-resty-healthcheck/pull/49) (backport)
diff --git a/rockspecs/lua-resty-healthcheck-3.0.0-1.rockspec b/rockspecs/lua-resty-healthcheck-3.0.0-1.rockspec
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2eae7ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rockspecs/lua-resty-healthcheck-3.0.0-1.rockspec
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+package = "lua-resty-healthcheck"
+version = "3.0.0-1"
+source = {
+  url = "git+https://github.com/Kong/lua-resty-healthcheck.git",
+  tag = "3.0.0"
+}
+description = {
+  summary = "Healthchecks for OpenResty to check upstream service status",
+  detailed = [[
+    lua-resty-healthcheck is a module that can check upstream service
+    availability by sending requests and validating responses at timed
+    intervals.
+  ]],
+  license = "Apache 2.0",
+  homepage = "https://github.com/Kong/lua-resty-healthcheck"
+}
+dependencies = {
+  "penlight >= 1.9.2",
+  "lua-resty-timer ~> 1",
+}
+build = {
+  type = "builtin",
+  modules = {
+    ["resty.healthcheck"] = "lib/resty/healthcheck.lua",
+  }
+}