diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f037f03..ba2136b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,16 @@
 
 <!-- <START NEW CHANGELOG ENTRY> -->
 
+## 3.0.0
+
+([Full Changelog](https://github.com/jupyter-server/kernel_gateway/compare/v3.0.0rc1))
+
+### Contributors to this release
+
+([GitHub contributors page for this release](https://github.com/jupyter-server/kernel_gateway/graphs/contributors?from=2024-01-29&to=2024-02-06&type=c))
+
+<!-- <END NEW CHANGELOG ENTRY> -->
+
 ## 3.0.0rc1
 
 ([Full Changelog](https://github.com/jupyter-server/kernel_gateway/compare/v3.0.0rc0...f88571d721e3d6270351e352063a2a8685bf1682))
@@ -16,8 +26,6 @@
 
 [@blink1073](https://github.com/search?q=repo%3Ajupyter-server%2Fkernel_gateway+involves%3Ablink1073+updated%3A2024-01-29..2024-01-29&type=Issues)
 
-<!-- <END NEW CHANGELOG ENTRY> -->
-
 ## 3.0.0rc0
 
 ([Full Changelog](https://github.com/jupyter-server/kernel_gateway/compare/2.5.2...bdd97581cd449e11b1efbf8d5cc0b19bfaf17559))
diff --git a/kernel_gateway/_version.py b/kernel_gateway/_version.py
index 0b82696..ae2bc12 100644
--- a/kernel_gateway/_version.py
+++ b/kernel_gateway/_version.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 from typing import List
 
 # Version string must appear intact for automatic versioning
-__version__ = "3.0.0rc1"
+__version__ = "3.0.0"
 
 # Build up version_info tuple for backwards compatibility
 pattern = r"(?P<major>\d+).(?P<minor>\d+).(?P<patch>\d+)(?P<rest>.*)"