Prerelease v0.3.0 (#167)

* update authors, citation, and add missing news

* Updated CHANGELOG for 0.3.0

Author: IAlibay

AUTHORS.md

@@ -21,3 +21,4 @@ The rules for this file:
 - Josh A. Mitchell <@Yoshanuikabundi>
 - Jeffrey Wagner <@j-wags>
 - Michael M. Henry <@mikemhenry>
+- Alyssa Travitz <@atravitz>

CITATION.cff

@@ -16,9 +16,12 @@ authors:
 - given-names: "Michael M."
   family-names: "Henry"
   orcid: "https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3870-9993"
+- given-names: Alyssa
+  family-names: Travitz
+  orcid: 'https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5953-8807'
 title: "Pontibus: Experimental OpenFE Protocols for Force Field Development"
-version: 0.2.0
-date-released: 2025-10-08
+version: 0.3.0
+date-released: 2025-11-28
 url: "https://openfree.energy/"
 repository-code: "https://github.com/OpenFreeEnergy/pontibus"
 doi: 10.5281/zenodo.16896171

docs/CHANGELOG.rst

@@ -4,6 +4,23 @@ pontibus Change Log
 
 .. current developments
 
+v0.3.0
+====================
+
+**Added:**
+
+* Updated API documentation (PR #166)
+* ASFEProtocol now has a fully implemented `validate` method,
+  you can now call these ahead of Transformation execution
+  to check that input parameters work with the Protocol (PR #163).
+
+**Fixed:**
+
+* Pontibus is now compatible with new GufeQuantity
+  changes introduced with gufe v1.7 (PR #163).
+
+
+
 v0.2.0
 ====================