diff --git a/config/version b/config/version
index ee9722996a..51090a6c27 100644
--- a/config/version
+++ b/config/version
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # VERSION: set full version, use "devel" for development version
-  OPENELEC_VERSION="2.99.5"
+  OPENELEC_VERSION="3.0.0
 
 # OS_VERSION: OS Version
   OS_VERSION="3.0"