diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index d94f59b..d4f6f29 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "2.11.19"
+  ".": "3.0.0"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 49a43f1..5b8f66f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,23 @@ This file is used to list changes made in each version of the openssh cookbook.
 Standardise files with files in sous-chefs/repo-management
 Standardise files with files in sous-chefs/repo-management
 
+## [3.0.0](https://github.com/sous-chefs/openssh/compare/v2.11.19...v3.0.0) (2026-04-20)
+
+
+### ⚠ BREAKING CHANGES
+
+* removes the legacy recipes, attributes, and template entrypoints in favor of custom resources and a current Linux-only support matrix.
+
+### Features
+
+* migrate openssh to custom resources ([#209](https://github.com/sous-chefs/openssh/issues/209)) ([d8c402e](https://github.com/sous-chefs/openssh/commit/d8c402eba5f3b5769f931a35b853c1806c8e2919))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* align workflows and kitchen naming ([#210](https://github.com/sous-chefs/openssh/issues/210)) ([149c6af](https://github.com/sous-chefs/openssh/commit/149c6af9ab6aad72f1b9c5aa3cdbc0fdcb2f71fb))
+* **ci:** Update workflows to use release pipeline ([#203](https://github.com/sous-chefs/openssh/issues/203)) ([37620a3](https://github.com/sous-chefs/openssh/commit/37620a3cb2a54760ba4d3563fb82b826d3f08020))
+
 ## [2.11.19](https://github.com/sous-chefs/openssh/compare/v2.11.18...v2.11.19) (2025-10-16)
 
 
diff --git a/metadata.rb b/metadata.rb
index ff1c9e2..d320d12 100644
--- a/metadata.rb
+++ b/metadata.rb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 maintainer_email  'help@sous-chefs.org'
 license           'Apache-2.0'
 description       'Provides openssh_client, openssh_server, and openssh_firewall resources'
-version           '2.11.19'
+version           '3.0.0'
 source_url        'https://github.com/sous-chefs/openssh'
 issues_url        'https://github.com/sous-chefs/openssh/issues'
 chef_version      '>= 16.0'