diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 4cbfe86f..c250d00b 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -12,11 +12,11 @@
 2. Increment the version number in packages/react-arborist/package.json
 3. Create a branch called release/v0.0.0
 4. Open a PR to main
-5. Test, review, and merge, don't delete branch
+5. Test, review, and merge, delete branch
 
 ### Create Github Release
 
-1. Create a release based on release/v0.0.0
+1. Create a release based on main
 2. Assign a new tag to be created with v0.0.0
 3. Title the release "Version 0.0.0"
 4. Write release notes
diff --git a/packages/react-arborist/package.json b/packages/react-arborist/package.json
index dcbe69e7..b0e891e6 100644
--- a/packages/react-arborist/package.json
+++ b/packages/react-arborist/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "react-arborist",
-  "version": "2.3.0",
+  "version": "3.0.0",
   "license": "MIT",
   "source": "src/index.ts",
   "main": "dist/index.js",