diff --git a/crates/backend/CHANGELOG.md b/crates/backend/CHANGELOG.md
index dc6a53d9..f28dcc45 100644
--- a/crates/backend/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/crates/backend/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,16 @@
 
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
+## [0.3.0](https://github.com/rustic-rs/rustic_core/compare/rustic_backend-v0.2.1...rustic_backend-v0.3.0) - 2024-09-23
+
+### Added
+- [**breaking**] Use CommandInput for commands ([#269](https://github.com/rustic-rs/rustic_core/pull/269))
+
+### Other
+- remove readme versions in usage section for easier release due to release PR ([#271](https://github.com/rustic-rs/rustic_core/pull/271))
+- [**breaking**] Use different Id types ([#256](https://github.com/rustic-rs/rustic_core/pull/256))
+- *(deps)* Update opendal ([#268](https://github.com/rustic-rs/rustic_core/pull/268))
+
 ## [0.2.1](https://github.com/rustic-rs/rustic_core/compare/rustic_backend-v0.2.0...rustic_backend-v0.2.1) - 2024-09-06
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/crates/backend/Cargo.toml b/crates/backend/Cargo.toml
index 40a36a88..b4234f0c 100644
--- a/crates/backend/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/backend/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "rustic_backend"
-version = "0.2.1"
+version = "0.3.0"
 authors = ["the rustic-rs team"]
 categories = ["data-structures", "filesystem"]
 documentation = "https://docs.rs/rustic_backend"
diff --git a/crates/config/CHANGELOG.md b/crates/config/CHANGELOG.md
index 8ddeb78c..31d0751e 100644
--- a/crates/config/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/crates/config/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
 ## [unreleased]
 
+## [0.2.1](https://github.com/rustic-rs/rustic_core/compare/rustic_config-v0.2.0...rustic_config-v0.2.1) - 2024-09-23
+
+### Other
+- remove readme versions in usage section for easier release due to release PR ([#271](https://github.com/rustic-rs/rustic_core/pull/271))
+
 ## [0.2.0](https://github.com/rustic-rs/rustic_core/compare/rustic_config-v0.1.0...rustic_config-v0.2.0) - 2024-08-18
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/crates/config/Cargo.toml b/crates/config/Cargo.toml
index a16c8fb4..f31d6212 100644
--- a/crates/config/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/config/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "rustic_config"
-version = "0.2.0"
+version = "0.2.1"
 authors = ["the rustic-rs team"]
 categories = ["config"]
 documentation = "https://docs.rs/rustic_config"
diff --git a/crates/core/CHANGELOG.md b/crates/core/CHANGELOG.md
index 0af47040..be85bc70 100644
--- a/crates/core/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/crates/core/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,27 @@
 
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
+## [0.4.0](https://github.com/rustic-rs/rustic_core/compare/rustic_core-v0.3.1...rustic_core-v0.4.0) - 2024-09-23
+
+### Added
+- Add Repository::drop_index and ::drop_data_from_index ([#166](https://github.com/rustic-rs/rustic_core/pull/166))
+- *(commands)* Add option stdin_command to be used in CLI and config file ([#266](https://github.com/rustic-rs/rustic_core/pull/266))
+- [**breaking**] Use CommandInput for commands ([#269](https://github.com/rustic-rs/rustic_core/pull/269))
+- Add CommandInput ([#252](https://github.com/rustic-rs/rustic_core/pull/252))
+
+### Fixed
+- de/serialize tags as DisplayFromStr ([#270](https://github.com/rustic-rs/rustic_core/pull/270))
+- [**breaking**] use plural names for options ([#267](https://github.com/rustic-rs/rustic_core/pull/267))
+- fix clippy lint
+- *(test)* shorten snapshot names for windows environment
+- [**breaking**] improve password-command error reporting ([#265](https://github.com/rustic-rs/rustic_core/pull/265))
+- properly finish progress bar in Repository::get_snapshot_group ([#263](https://github.com/rustic-rs/rustic_core/pull/263))
+
+### Other
+- remove readme versions in usage section for easier release due to release PR ([#271](https://github.com/rustic-rs/rustic_core/pull/271))
+- [**breaking**] Use different Id types ([#256](https://github.com/rustic-rs/rustic_core/pull/256))
+- Use serde_with::skip_serializing_none instead of manual mapping ([#251](https://github.com/rustic-rs/rustic_core/pull/251))
+
 ## [0.3.1](https://github.com/rustic-rs/rustic_core/compare/rustic_core-v0.3.0...rustic_core-v0.3.1) - 2024-09-06
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/crates/core/Cargo.toml b/crates/core/Cargo.toml
index 4fb7150d..7119afd3 100644
--- a/crates/core/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/core/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "rustic_core"
-version = "0.3.1"
+version = "0.4.0"
 authors = ["the rustic-rs team"]
 categories = ["data-structures", "encoding", "filesystem"]
 documentation = "https://docs.rs/rustic_core"