diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index af55ef03..0ee8c012 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "0.2.1"
+  ".": "0.3.0"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e50cffd7..83b7cdbf 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.3.0](https://github.com/operasoftware/cnpg-plugin-pgbackrest/compare/v0.2.1...v0.3.0) (2025-09-15)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* Add configurable `SecurityContext` to `InstanceSidecarConfiguration` ([e5aa70c](https://github.com/operasoftware/cnpg-plugin-pgbackrest/commit/e5aa70cc9637d0cc76dada825c3642d991fa89b5))
+
 ## [0.2.1](https://github.com/operasoftware/cnpg-plugin-pgbackrest/compare/v0.2.0...v0.2.1) (2025-06-02)
 
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 77c824ca..8ec25972 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ Use `kubectl` to apply the manifest for the latest commit in the `main` branch:
 <!-- x-release-please-start-version -->
 ```sh
 kubectl apply -f \
-  https://github.com/operasoftware/cnpg-plugin-pgbackrest/releases/download/v0.2.1/manifest.yaml
+  https://github.com/operasoftware/cnpg-plugin-pgbackrest/releases/download/v0.3.0/manifest.yaml
 ```
 <!-- x-release-please-end -->
 
diff --git a/internal/cnpgi/metadata/constants.go b/internal/cnpgi/metadata/constants.go
index 5c4a69a6..c80490fc 100644
--- a/internal/cnpgi/metadata/constants.go
+++ b/internal/cnpgi/metadata/constants.go
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ const (
 // Data is the metadata of this plugin.
 var Data = identity.GetPluginMetadataResponse{
 	Name:          PluginName,
-	Version:       "0.2.1", // x-release-please-version
+	Version:       "0.3.0", // x-release-please-version
 	DisplayName:   "pgBackRestInstance",
 	ProjectUrl:    "https://github.com/operasoftware/cnpg-plugin-pgbackrest",
 	RepositoryUrl: "https://github.com/operasoftware/cnpg-plugin-pgbackrest",