diff --git a/masque/__init__.py b/masque/__init__.py
index 051af54..3ed2a6f 100644
--- a/masque/__init__.py
+++ b/masque/__init__.py
@@ -48,5 +48,5 @@ from .utils import ports2data, oneshot
 
 __author__ = 'Jan Petykiewicz'
 
-__version__ = '2.7'
+__version__ = '3.0'
 version = __version__       # legacy