diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index c3fe2e0..c2f95fa 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-    ".": "0.2.4"
+    ".": "0.3.0"
 }
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diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 599db3c..a5379c2 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,18 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.3.0](https://github.com/STARTcloud/startcloud_generic_provisioner/compare/startcloud_generic_provisioner/v0.2.4...startcloud_generic_provisioner/v0.3.0) (2026-07-27)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* bump startcloud_roles with molecule scenarios and add molecule CI ([cd0f218](https://github.com/STARTcloud/startcloud_generic_provisioner/commit/cd0f218461b7bc0181ab51425d1c8a77dc9dd92f))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* fixing more AI Slop ([f312d26](https://github.com/STARTcloud/startcloud_generic_provisioner/commit/f312d26f4e848cc21a6b53754d2783530b7439be))
+* molecuel test ([86d1bcc](https://github.com/STARTcloud/startcloud_generic_provisioner/commit/86d1bccb900db8682c2fb191915060bf8f6a9392))
+
 ## [0.2.4](https://github.com/STARTcloud/startcloud_generic_provisioner/compare/startcloud_generic_provisioner/v0.2.3...startcloud_generic_provisioner/v0.2.4) (2026-07-27)
 
 
diff --git a/examples/Hosts.yml b/examples/Hosts.yml
index 6d67ee4..a91e8e2 100644
--- a/examples/Hosts.yml
+++ b/examples/Hosts.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # core_provisioner_version: 0.2.12
 # provisioner_name: startcloud_generic_provisioner
-# provisioner_version: 0.2.4 # x-release-please-version
+# provisioner_version: 0.3.0 # x-release-please-version
 #
 # Example Hosts.yml for plain vagrant use (no platform wizard).
 # Instructions (paths are relative to the repository root):
diff --git a/provisioner.yml b/provisioner.yml
index 2442d83..63c05ff 100644
--- a/provisioner.yml
+++ b/provisioner.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: startcloud_generic_provisioner
-version: 0.2.4
+version: 0.3.0
 label: STARTcloud Generic Provisioner
 description: Generic provisioner for STARTcloud servers
 author: STARTcloud
diff --git a/templates/Hosts.template.yml b/templates/Hosts.template.yml
index 4228c2d..2de72e3 100644
--- a/templates/Hosts.template.yml
+++ b/templates/Hosts.template.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # provisioner_name: startcloud_generic_provisioner
-# provisioner_version: 0.2.4 # x-release-please-version
+# provisioner_version: 0.3.0 # x-release-please-version
 # Platform Hosts template — true Jinja2, rendered by the agents at machine create.
 # Context supplied by the platform: structured settings/networks/roles + manifest field answers.
 # Goal: renders a Hosts.yml that works on Bhyve and Virtualbox simultaneously.
diff --git a/version.rb b/version.rb
index f5a45de..a07ec13 100644
--- a/version.rb
+++ b/version.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 module Provisioner
     NAME = 'startcloud_generic_provisioner'
-    VERSION = '0.2.4'
+    VERSION = '0.3.0'
 end
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