diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 119f8e08..cf43a83c 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "10.2.1"
+  ".": "10.3.0"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index cfa36ce1..f5a45f1f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,25 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [10.3.0](https://github.com/alltuner/vibetuner/compare/v10.2.1...v10.3.0) (2026-04-08)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* add CI Docker build and push workflow to scaffolding ([#1615](https://github.com/alltuner/vibetuner/issues/1615)) ([90fabab](https://github.com/alltuner/vibetuner/commit/90fababaa87d6dcc07684d1656be53209b975cca))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* locale_selector reads stripped path, set-language ignores session ([#1610](https://github.com/alltuner/vibetuner/issues/1610)) ([0859f7f](https://github.com/alltuner/vibetuner/commit/0859f7f58dd4ba9151d7cee3f0030b595fbe49d6))
+* pin claude-code-action to v1.0.88 to avoid symlink ENOENT bug ([#1613](https://github.com/alltuner/vibetuner/issues/1613)) ([b8846bb](https://github.com/alltuner/vibetuner/commit/b8846bb84d6958e468272f2201d9e5f238c89f7f))
+* use PyPI package for lint-po instead of git+https ([#1609](https://github.com/alltuner/vibetuner/issues/1609)) ([12fa28a](https://github.com/alltuner/vibetuner/commit/12fa28aaae5726280015dd028b2c459256926682))
+
+
+### Miscellaneous Chores
+
+* **deps:** bump pytest from 9.0.2 to 9.0.3 in /vibetuner-py ([#1605](https://github.com/alltuner/vibetuner/issues/1605)) ([c99e9f3](https://github.com/alltuner/vibetuner/commit/c99e9f3575a8800f0ecdb5babaf63389e07a275e))
+* remove /update-scaffolding skill from scaffolded projects ([#1617](https://github.com/alltuner/vibetuner/issues/1617)) ([d4dd174](https://github.com/alltuner/vibetuner/commit/d4dd1748068ee83aa39e6a5c279dbbaad115b239))
+
 ## [10.2.1](https://github.com/alltuner/vibetuner/compare/v10.2.0...v10.2.1) (2026-04-07)
 
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index ea35880e..e766d877 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "vibetuner-scaffolding"
-version = "10.2.1"
+version = "10.3.0"
 requires-python = ">=3.11"
 
 [tool.uv.sources]
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index c706ea9f..bb9441d9 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -3022,7 +3022,7 @@ wheels = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "vibetuner"
-version = "10.2.1"
+version = "10.3.0"
 source = { directory = "vibetuner-py" }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "aioboto3" },
@@ -3130,7 +3130,7 @@ provides-extras = ["dev"]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "vibetuner-scaffolding"
-version = "10.2.1"
+version = "10.3.0"
 source = { virtual = "." }
 
 [package.dev-dependencies]
diff --git a/vibetuner-js/package.json b/vibetuner-js/package.json
index fe7d65a9..267053f8 100644
--- a/vibetuner-js/package.json
+++ b/vibetuner-js/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@alltuner/vibetuner",
-  "version": "10.2.1",
+  "version": "10.3.0",
   "description": "Blessed JavaScript/frontend build dependencies for production-ready Vibetuner projects",
   "keywords": [
     "tailwindcss",
diff --git a/vibetuner-py/pyproject.toml b/vibetuner-py/pyproject.toml
index f1da85b3..338ca4ef 100644
--- a/vibetuner-py/pyproject.toml
+++ b/vibetuner-py/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [project]
 name = "vibetuner"
 description = "Core Python framework and blessed dependencies for production-ready FastAPI + MongoDB + HTMX projects"
-version = "10.2.1"
+version = "10.3.0"
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.11"
 license = { text = "MIT" }
diff --git a/vibetuner-py/uv.lock b/vibetuner-py/uv.lock
index ea24f0bf..bf25bc4b 100644
--- a/vibetuner-py/uv.lock
+++ b/vibetuner-py/uv.lock
@@ -3022,7 +3022,7 @@ wheels = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "vibetuner"
-version = "10.2.1"
+version = "10.3.0"
 source = { editable = "." }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "aioboto3" },