diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index edad9657..5d5a1985 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "packages/react-uploader": "2.1.2",
-  "packages/uploader-core": "2.0.2",
+  "packages/uploader-core": "3.0.0",
   "packages/react-uploads-list": "1.1.2",
   "packages/uploads-list-core": "1.0.3",
   "packages/vue-uploader": "2.1.2",
diff --git a/packages/uploader-core/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/uploader-core/CHANGELOG.md
index 4d49d696..ee865c34 100644
--- a/packages/uploader-core/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/uploader-core/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,16 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [3.0.0](https://github.com/web3-storage/w3ui/compare/uploader-core-v2.0.2...uploader-core-v3.0.0) (2022-12-14)
+
+
+### ⚠ BREAKING CHANGES
+
+* core and framework components have changed considerably. Please read the updated doucmentation.
+
+### Features
+
+* consume access and upload client ([#159](https://github.com/web3-storage/w3ui/issues/159)) ([e36d842](https://github.com/web3-storage/w3ui/commit/e36d842b1695032355ab29646c3dce6a33880517))
+
 ## [2.0.2](https://github.com/web3-storage/w3ui/compare/uploader-core-v2.0.1...uploader-core-v2.0.2) (2022-10-27)
 
 
diff --git a/packages/uploader-core/package.json b/packages/uploader-core/package.json
index 14ca3af5..f0311cbd 100644
--- a/packages/uploader-core/package.json
+++ b/packages/uploader-core/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@w3ui/uploader-core",
-  "version": "2.0.2",
+  "version": "3.0.0",
   "description": "w3ui uploader core.",
   "module": "build/esm/index.js",
   "main": "build/cjs/index.js",