diff --git a/CI/run_reframe.sh b/CI/run_reframe.sh
index 2068f03f..57f209ca 100755
--- a/CI/run_reframe.sh
+++ b/CI/run_reframe.sh
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ if [ -z "${EESSI_TESTSUITE_URL}" ]; then
     EESSI_TESTSUITE_URL='https://github.com/EESSI/test-suite.git'
 fi
 if [ -z "${EESSI_TESTSUITE_BRANCH}" ]; then
-    EESSI_TESTSUITE_BRANCH='v0.2.0'
+    EESSI_TESTSUITE_BRANCH='v0.3.0'
 fi
 if [ -z "${EESSI_CVMFS_REPO}" ]; then
     export EESSI_CVMFS_REPO=/cvmfs/software.eessi.io
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 72878010..340087a4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ are ok with that_ before doing so!
 When a release of the EESSI test suite is made, the following things must be taken care of:
 
 - Version bump: in both `pyproject.toml` and `setup.cfg`;
+- Version bump the default `EESSI_TESTSUITE_BRANCH` in `CI/run_reframe.sh`;
 - Release notes: in `RELEASE_NOTES` + in GitHub release (cfr. https://github.com/EESSI/test-suite/releases/tag/v0.2.0);
 - Tag release on GitHub + publish release (incl. release notes);
 - Publishing release to PyPI:
diff --git a/RELEASE_NOTES b/RELEASE_NOTES
index 1b7a2088..03b4c58d 100644
--- a/RELEASE_NOTES
+++ b/RELEASE_NOTES
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ It includes:
 * Use MiB units for memory per node (#152)
 * Added / updated memory for various systems in MiB units (#153)
 * Add additional test for ESPRESSO (LJ) (#155)
+* Bump default version used in CI (#157)
 
 v0.2.0 (7 March 2024)
 ---------------------