diff --git a/gutenberg.php b/gutenberg.php
index 7a535ad16318b..0c10f6b46a854 100644
--- a/gutenberg.php
+++ b/gutenberg.php
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  * Plugin Name: Gutenberg
  * Plugin URI: https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg
  * Description: Printing since 1440. This is the development plugin for the new block editor in core.
- * Version: 2.9.2
+ * Version: 3.0.0
  * Author: Gutenberg Team
  *
  * @package gutenberg
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ function gutenberg_menu() {
  */
 function gutenberg_wordpress_version_notice() {
 	echo '<div class="error"><p>';
-	echo __( 'Gutenberg requires WordPress 4.9 or later to function properly. Please upgrade WordPress before activating Gutenberg.', 'gutenberg' );
+	echo __( 'Gutenberg requires WordPress 4.9.6 or later to function properly. Please upgrade WordPress before activating Gutenberg.', 'gutenberg' );
 	echo '</p></div>';
 
 	deactivate_plugins( array( 'gutenberg/gutenberg.php' ) );
@@ -120,19 +120,13 @@ function gutenberg_pre_init() {
 	// Strip '-src' from the version string. Messes up version_compare().
 	$version = str_replace( '-src', '', $wp_version );
 
-	if ( version_compare( $version, '4.9', '<' ) ) {
+	if ( version_compare( $version, '4.9.6', '<' ) ) {
 		add_action( 'admin_notices', 'gutenberg_wordpress_version_notice' );
 		return;
 	}
 
 	require_once dirname( __FILE__ ) . '/lib/load.php';
 
-	if ( version_compare( $version, '4.9-beta1-41829', '<' ) ) {
-		add_action( 'load-post.php', 'gutenberg_intercept_edit_post' );
-		add_action( 'load-post-new.php', 'gutenberg_intercept_post_new' );
-		return;
-	}
-
 	add_filter( 'replace_editor', 'gutenberg_init', 10, 2 );
 }
 
@@ -174,152 +168,6 @@ function gutenberg_init( $return, $post ) {
 	return true;
 }
 
-/**
- * Emulate post.php
- */
-function gutenberg_intercept_edit_post() {
-	global $post_type, $post_type_object, $post, $post_id, $post_ID, $title, $editing,
-		$typenow, $parent_file, $submenu_file, $post_new_file;
-
-	wp_reset_vars( array( 'action' ) );
-
-	// Other actions are handled in post.php.
-	if ( 'edit' !== $GLOBALS['action'] ) {
-		return;
-	}
-
-	if ( empty( $_GET['post'] ) || ! is_numeric( $_GET['post'] ) ) {
-		return;
-	}
-
-	$post_ID = (int) $_GET['post'];
-	$post_id = $post_ID;
-
-	$post = get_post( $post_id );
-
-	// Errors and invalid requests are handled in post.php, do not intercept.
-	if ( ! $post ) {
-		return;
-	}
-
-	$post_type        = $post->post_type;
-	$post_type_object = get_post_type_object( $post_type );
-
-	if ( ! $post_type_object ) {
-		return;
-	}
-
-	if ( ! in_array( $typenow, get_post_types( array( 'show_ui' => true ) ), true ) ) {
-		return;
-	}
-
-	if ( ! current_user_can( 'edit_post', $post_id ) ) {
-		return;
-	}
-
-	if ( 'trash' === $post->post_status ) {
-		return;
-	}
-
-	if ( ! empty( $_GET['get-post-lock'] ) ) {
-		check_admin_referer( 'lock-post_' . $post_id );
-		wp_set_post_lock( $post_id );
-		wp_redirect( get_edit_post_link( $post_id, 'url' ) );
-		exit();
-	}
-
-	$editing = true;
-	$title   = $post_type_object->labels->edit_item;
-
-	if ( 'post' === $post_type ) {
-		$parent_file   = 'edit.php';
-		$submenu_file  = 'edit.php';
-		$post_new_file = 'post-new.php';
-	} elseif ( 'attachment' === $post_type ) {
-		$parent_file   = 'upload.php';
-		$submenu_file  = 'upload.php';
-		$post_new_file = 'media-new.php';
-	} else {
-		if ( isset( $post_type_object ) && $post_type_object->show_in_menu && true !== $post_type_object->show_in_menu ) {
-			$parent_file = $post_type_object->show_in_menu;
-		} else {
-			$parent_file = "edit.php?post_type=$post_type";
-		}
-
-		$submenu_file  = "edit.php?post_type=$post_type";
-		$post_new_file = "post-new.php?post_type=$post_type";
-	}
-
-	if ( gutenberg_init( false, $post ) ) {
-		include ABSPATH . 'wp-admin/admin-footer.php';
-		exit;
-	}
-}
-
-/**
- * Emulate post-new.php
- */
-function gutenberg_intercept_post_new() {
-	global $post_type, $post_type_object, $post, $post_ID, $title, $editing,
-		$parent_file, $submenu_file, $_registered_pages;
-
-	if ( ! isset( $_GET['post_type'] ) ) {
-		$post_type = 'post';
-	} elseif ( in_array( $_GET['post_type'], get_post_types( array( 'show_ui' => true ) ), true ) ) {
-		$post_type = $_GET['post_type'];
-	} else {
-		return;
-	}
-	$post_type_object = get_post_type_object( $post_type );
-
-	if ( 'post' === $post_type ) {
-		$parent_file  = 'edit.php';
-		$submenu_file = 'post-new.php';
-	} elseif ( 'attachment' === $post_type ) {
-		if ( wp_redirect( admin_url( 'media-new.php' ) ) ) {
-			exit;
-		}
-	} else {
-		$submenu_file = "post-new.php?post_type=$post_type";
-		if ( isset( $post_type_object ) && $post_type_object->show_in_menu && true !== $post_type_object->show_in_menu ) {
-			$parent_file = $post_type_object->show_in_menu;
-			// What if there isn't a post-new.php item for this post type?
-			if ( ! isset( $_registered_pages[ get_plugin_page_hookname( "post-new.php?post_type=$post_type", $post_type_object->show_in_menu ) ] ) ) {
-				if ( isset( $_registered_pages[ get_plugin_page_hookname( "edit.php?post_type=$post_type", $post_type_object->show_in_menu ) ] ) ) {
-					// Fall back to edit.php for that post type, if it exists.
-					$submenu_file = "edit.php?post_type=$post_type";
-				} else {
-					// Otherwise, give up and highlight the parent.
-					$submenu_file = $parent_file;
-				}
-			}
-		} else {
-			$parent_file = "edit.php?post_type=$post_type";
-		}
-	}
-
-	$title   = $post_type_object->labels->add_new_item;
-	$editing = true;
-
-	// Errors and invalid requests are handled in post-new.php, do not intercept.
-	if ( ! current_user_can( $post_type_object->cap->edit_posts ) || ! current_user_can( $post_type_object->cap->create_posts ) ) {
-		return;
-	}
-
-	// Schedule auto-draft cleanup.
-	if ( ! wp_next_scheduled( 'wp_scheduled_auto_draft_delete' ) ) {
-		wp_schedule_event( time(), 'daily', 'wp_scheduled_auto_draft_delete' );
-	}
-
-	$post    = get_default_post_to_edit( $post_type, true );
-	$post_ID = $post->ID;
-
-	if ( gutenberg_init( false, $post ) ) {
-		include ABSPATH . 'wp-admin/admin-footer.php';
-		exit;
-	}
-}
-
 /**
  * Redirects the demo page to edit a new post.
  */
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 4a55d5a72e85f..9ed0faa4b60a5 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"name": "gutenberg",
-	"version": "2.9.2",
+	"version": "3.0.0",
 	"lockfileVersion": 1,
 	"requires": true,
 	"dependencies": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 60ab6b8c824d1..2f8e4ab817a6f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"name": "gutenberg",
-	"version": "2.9.2",
+	"version": "3.0.0",
 	"private": true,
 	"description": "A new WordPress editor experience",
 	"repository": "git+https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg.git",