diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b6b772179..ea5d7fdd6 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
     <groupId>com.snowflake</groupId>
     <artifactId>snowflake-kafka-connector</artifactId>
-    <version>2.5.0</version>
+    <version>3.0.0</version>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
     <name>Snowflake Kafka Connector</name>
     <description>Snowflake Kafka Connect Sink Connector</description>
diff --git a/pom_confluent.xml b/pom_confluent.xml
index 062c6f466..90b2ddd5b 100644
--- a/pom_confluent.xml
+++ b/pom_confluent.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
     <groupId>com.snowflake</groupId>
     <artifactId>snowflake-kafka-connector</artifactId>
-    <version>2.5.0</version>
+    <version>3.0.0</version>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
     <name>Snowflake Kafka Connector</name>
     <description>Snowflake Kafka Connect Sink Connector</description>
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/snowflake/kafka/connector/Utils.java b/src/main/java/com/snowflake/kafka/connector/Utils.java
index b9f0c6206..3480de9d2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/snowflake/kafka/connector/Utils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/snowflake/kafka/connector/Utils.java
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
 public class Utils {
 
   // Connector version, change every release
-  public static final String VERSION = "2.5.0";
+  public static final String VERSION = "3.0.0";
 
   // connector parameter list
   public static final String NAME = "name";