diff --git a/pkg-r/DESCRIPTION b/pkg-r/DESCRIPTION
index 83d3e1bd..3efd13a6 100644
--- a/pkg-r/DESCRIPTION
+++ b/pkg-r/DESCRIPTION
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Package: shinychat
 Title: Chat UI Component for 'shiny'
-Version: 0.2.0.9000
+Version: 0.3.0
 Authors@R: c(
     person("Joe", "Cheng", , "joe@posit.co", role = "aut"),
     person("Carson", "Sievert", , "carson@posit.co", role = "aut"),
diff --git a/pkg-r/NEWS.md b/pkg-r/NEWS.md
index 3cdeff3e..800b8e14 100644
--- a/pkg-r/NEWS.md
+++ b/pkg-r/NEWS.md
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
-# shinychat (development version)
+# shinychat 0.3.0
+
+## Breaking changes
+
+* `chat_mod_server()` now returns a list of reactives for `last_input` and `last_turn`, as well functions to `update_user_input()`, `append()` and `clear()` the chat. (#130, #143, #145)
 
 ## New features
 
@@ -10,8 +14,6 @@
 
 * Added `chat_append(icon=...)` and `chat_ui(icon_assistant=...)` for customizing the icon that appears next to assistant responses. (#88)
 
-* `chat_mod_server()` now returns a list of reactives for `last_input` and `last_turn`, as well functions to `update_user_input()`, `append()` and `clear()` the chat. (#130, #143, #145)
-
 ## Improvements
 
 * `chat_app()` now correctly restores the chat client state when refreshing the app, e.g. by reloading the page. (#71)
diff --git a/pkg-r/R/contents_shinychat.R b/pkg-r/R/contents_shinychat.R
index 62c28051..02e2b260 100644
--- a/pkg-r/R/contents_shinychat.R
+++ b/pkg-r/R/contents_shinychat.R
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ opt_shinychat_tool_display <- function() {
 #' Note that you do **not** need to create a new class or extend
 #' `contents_shinychat()` to customize the tool display. Rather, you can use the
 #' strategies discussed in the [Tool Calling UI
-#' article](https://posit-dev.github.io/shinychat/r/article/tool-ui.html) to
+#' article](https://posit-dev.github.io/shinychat/r/articles/tool-ui.html) to
 #' customize the tool request and result display by providing a `display` list
 #' in the `extra` argument of the tool result.
 #'
diff --git a/pkg-r/R/shinychat-package.R b/pkg-r/R/shinychat-package.R
index 85db64b6..e9611f5b 100644
--- a/pkg-r/R/shinychat-package.R
+++ b/pkg-r/R/shinychat-package.R
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ ignore_unused_imports <- function() {
 
 release_bullets <- function() {
   c(
-    "Check that shinychat js assets are up-to-date (`make js-build && make r-update-dist`)",
-    "Set `development.mode: auto` in `pkg-r/pkgdown/_pkgdown.yml` and remove this release bullet."
+    "Check that shinychat js assets are up-to-date (`make js-build && make r-update-dist`)"
   )
 }
diff --git a/pkg-r/README.md b/pkg-r/README.md
index 724dfce4..3412b339 100644
--- a/pkg-r/README.md
+++ b/pkg-r/README.md
@@ -60,4 +60,4 @@ shinyApp(ui, server)
 
 ## Next steps
 
-Ready to start building a chatbot with shinychat? See [Get Started](articles/get-started.html) to learn more.
+Ready to start building a chatbot with shinychat? See [Get Started](https://posit-dev.github.io/shinychat/r/articles/get-started.html) to learn more.
diff --git a/pkg-r/cran-comments.md b/pkg-r/cran-comments.md
index 64505f52..6ce431d8 100644
--- a/pkg-r/cran-comments.md
+++ b/pkg-r/cran-comments.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ## revdepcheck results
 
-We checked 2 reverse dependencies, comparing R CMD check results across CRAN and dev versions of this package.
+We checked 3 reverse dependencies, comparing R CMD check results across CRAN and dev versions of this package.
 
  * We saw 0 new problems
  * We failed to check 0 packages
diff --git a/pkg-r/man/contents_shinychat.Rd b/pkg-r/man/contents_shinychat.Rd
index fc52962d..724ba852 100644
--- a/pkg-r/man/contents_shinychat.Rd
+++ b/pkg-r/man/contents_shinychat.Rd
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ to suit your needs.
 
 Note that you do \strong{not} need to create a new class or extend
 \code{contents_shinychat()} to customize the tool display. Rather, you can use the
-strategies discussed in the \href{https://posit-dev.github.io/shinychat/r/article/tool-ui.html}{Tool Calling UI article} to
+strategies discussed in the \href{https://posit-dev.github.io/shinychat/r/articles/tool-ui.html}{Tool Calling UI article} to
 customize the tool request and result display by providing a \code{display} list
 in the \code{extra} argument of the tool result.
 }
diff --git a/pkg-r/pkgdown/_pkgdown.yml b/pkg-r/pkgdown/_pkgdown.yml
index f29b8951..00a3a460 100644
--- a/pkg-r/pkgdown/_pkgdown.yml
+++ b/pkg-r/pkgdown/_pkgdown.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ url: https://posit-dev.github.io/shinychat/r
 destination: "../docs/r"
 
 development:
-  mode: release
+  mode: auto
 
 authors:
   Posit Software, PBC:
@@ -62,3 +62,8 @@ reference:
 - title: Integration with ellmer
   contents:
   - contents_shinychat
+
+news:
+  releases:
+  - text: "v0.3.0"
+    href: https://shiny.posit.co/blog/posts/shinychat-tool-ui/
diff --git a/pkg-r/revdep/cran.md b/pkg-r/revdep/cran.md
index d07935b8..29c19611 100644
--- a/pkg-r/revdep/cran.md
+++ b/pkg-r/revdep/cran.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ## revdepcheck results
 
-We checked 2 reverse dependencies, comparing R CMD check results across CRAN and dev versions of this package.
+We checked 3 reverse dependencies, comparing R CMD check results across CRAN and dev versions of this package.
 
  * We saw 0 new problems
  * We failed to check 0 packages
diff --git a/pkg-r/tests/testthat/test-contents_shinychat.R b/pkg-r/tests/testthat/test-contents_shinychat.R
index 3e70467d..47b38147 100644
--- a/pkg-r/tests/testthat/test-contents_shinychat.R
+++ b/pkg-r/tests/testthat/test-contents_shinychat.R
@@ -343,8 +343,7 @@ test_that("tool_result_display rich format", {
 
 test_that("processes a Turn object", {
   # Create a turn with multiple content items
-  turn <- ellmer::Turn(
-    role = "assistant",
+  turn <- ellmer::AssistantTurn(
     contents = list(
       ellmer::ContentText("Hello"),
       new_tool_request(),
@@ -361,15 +360,14 @@ test_that("processes a Turn object", {
 })
 
 test_that("consolidates adjacent turn types in a Chat object", {
-  chat <- ellmer::chat_openai(api_key = "boop")
+  withr::local_options(OPENAI_API_KEY = "boop")
+  chat <- ellmer::chat_openai()
 
   chat$set_turns(list(
-    ellmer::Turn(
-      role = "assistant",
+    ellmer::AssistantTurn(
       contents = list(ellmer::ContentText("Hello"))
     ),
-    ellmer::Turn(
-      role = "assistant",
+    ellmer::AssistantTurn(
       contents = list(ellmer::ContentText("World"))
     )
   ))
@@ -381,15 +379,14 @@ test_that("consolidates adjacent turn types in a Chat object", {
 })
 
 test_that("doesn't consolidate adjacent turns with different roles in a Chat object", {
-  chat <- ellmer::chat_openai(api_key = "boop")
+  withr::local_options(OPENAI_API_KEY = "boop")
+  chat <- ellmer::chat_openai()
 
   chat$set_turns(list(
-    ellmer::Turn(
-      role = "user",
+    ellmer::UserTurn(
       contents = list(ellmer::ContentText("Question"))
     ),
-    ellmer::Turn(
-      role = "assistant",
+    ellmer::AssistantTurn(
       contents = list(ellmer::ContentText("Answer"))
     )
   ))
@@ -401,18 +398,17 @@ test_that("doesn't consolidate adjacent turns with different roles in a Chat obj
 })
 
 test_that("drops requests and moves results to assistant turn role in a Chat object", {
-  chat <- ellmer::chat_openai(api_key = "boop")
+  withr::local_options(OPENAI_API_KEY = "boop")
+  chat <- ellmer::chat_openai()
 
   chat$set_turns(list(
-    ellmer::Turn(
-      role = "assistant",
+    ellmer::AssistantTurn(
       contents = list(
         ellmer::ContentText("Hello"),
         new_tool_request()
       )
     ),
-    ellmer::Turn(
-      role = "user",
+    ellmer::UserTurn(
       contents = list(
         new_tool_result(value = "success")
       )