diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index ec29c98..ed9e278 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 blocaled
 --------
+2020-08-18: version 0.3
+Bug fix release
+* fix: bug when polkit does not authorize the set-locale action. see issue #3
+* tests: add a test for non-authorized set-locale
+
 2019-12-20: version 0.2
 Bug fix release
 * fix: created settings files are now readable by all when created by
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index ee77090..927784c 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 AC_PREREQ([2.60])
-AC_INIT([blocaled], [0.2], [https://github.com/pierre-labastie/blocaled/issues], [blocaled], [https://github.com/pierre-labastie/blocaled])
+AC_INIT([blocaled], [0.3], [https://github.com/pierre-labastie/blocaled/issues], [blocaled], [https://github.com/pierre-labastie/blocaled])
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([src/main.c])
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([check-news foreign 1.11 -Wall -Wno-portability silent-rules tar-pax no-dist-gzip dist-xz])
 AC_PROG_CC_STDC