diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 716dfd3..9eabdf4 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ This project is currently in early [pre-release], and there may be arbitrary bre
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [1.0.0-alpha.3]
+
 ### Added
 
 - `ThreadPool::claim_lease` method.
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 734fd75..dd2f57f 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "forte"
-version = "1.0.0-alpha.2"
+version = "1.0.0-alpha.3"
 edition = "2024"
 license = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
 description = "A low-overhead thread-pool with support for non-static async closures"