diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b5409b5bdb6f..483b274baabe 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,11 +4,163 @@
 ## Unreleased
 [Commits since latest release](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/compare/latest...HEAD)
 
-* ⚠️ BREAKING: old `.rrd` files no longer load
+## 0.3.0
+### Overview & Highlights
 
-* Improve display of date-times in plots [#1356](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/pull/1356)
-* (this will be filled in once we do a new release)
+After a successful launch a couple of weeks ago, we're back with our second release!
+With a few exceptions this release focuses on internal refactors & improving our processes.
+However, we think you'll enjoy these goodies that made it in nonetheless!
 
+https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/2910679/222510504-23871b8c-0bef-49c2-bbd2-37baab4247e8.mp4
+
+You can now generate point clouds directly from depth textures and choose a wide variety of color maps.
+Check out this [video](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/1220815/223365363-da13585f-3a91-4cb8-a6ef-8a6fadbeb4eb.webm) on how to use it.
+This is **a lot** faster and more convenient than doing so manually in your own code
+Some caveats: Picking is not yet working and visible history may behave differently (related to [#723](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/issues/723))
+
+Other highlights:
+
+* Viewer
+  * Improved formatting of date-times in plots [#1356](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/pull/1356)
+  * Labels for 3D objects have now a color can now be selected & hovered [#1438](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/pull/1438)
+  * Scale factor is saved across sessions and more persistent between screens [#1448](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/pull/1448)
+  * Showing tensors in the viewer is now faster
+* SDK
+  * Python packages now work with Ubuntu-20.04 [#1334](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/pull/1334)
+  * u8 segmentation stay u8 now (they converted to u16 before) [#1376](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/pull/1376)
+  * 2D Line strips can now be logged directly [#1430](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/pull/1430)
+  * Add a `strict` mode to the Python SDK where misuses of the API result in exceptions being raised.[#1477](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/pull/1477)
+  * Fix disabling Python API through `init` not working [#1517](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/pull/1517)
+* General
+  * We build now with fewer build dependencies (there is however [still more work to do!](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/issues/1316)).  
+  Notably, we previously used a version of the `time` crate which had a security issue (CVE-2020-26235), thanks @mpizenberg for helping out!
+  * Print more information & troubleshooting info on crash
+
+Meanwhile, we did a bunch of improvements to our manual. If you had trouble running Rerun so far, check our updated [troubleshooting](https://www.rerun.io/docs/getting-started/troubleshooting) page (and as always, please [open an issue](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/issues/new/choose) if something doesn't work).
+
+⚠️ BREAKING: old `.rrd` files no longer load ⚠️
+
+### In Detail
+#### New Features
+* Generate point clouds directly from depth textures
+  * re_renderer: implement depth cloud renderer [#1415](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/pull/1415)
+  * Integrate depth clouds into Rerun [#1421](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/pull/1421)
+  * CPU & GPU color maps [#1484](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/pull/1484)
+  * Integrate GPU color maps into depth clouds  [#1486](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/pull/1486)
+* Python SDK: Add strict mode [#1477](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/pull/1477)
+* OS independent Zoom factor & serialization thereof [#1448](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/pull/1448)
+* Labels for 3D objects have now a color can now be selected & hovered [#1438](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/pull/1438)
+* Add 2d support for linestrips [#1430](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/pull/1430)
+* Add signal handler on *nix with troubleshooting and stacktrace [#1340](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/pull/1340)
+  * Point users to our troubleshooting page on panic [#1338](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/pull/1338)
+
+#### Performance
+* Speed up conversions for color arrays in Python [#1454](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/pull/1454)
+* Speed up fixed-sized array iteration [#1050](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/pull/1050)
+* Speed up tensor handling by padding data through more directly
+  * Direct conversion to dynamic image from Tensors [#1455](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/pull/1455)
+  * Convert view_tensor to use the new native Tensors [#1439](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/pull/1439)
+* Add option to show performance metrics in the UI in release builds too [#1444](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/pull/1444)
+* Faster stable diffusion sample [#1364](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/pull/1364)
+* SDK: stream to disk with `save` feature [#1405](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/pull/1405)
+* `re_renderer` has now a direct CPU->GPU copy mechanism
+  * `CpuWriteGpuReadBelt` for fast frame by frame memory transfers [#1382](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/pull/1382)
+  * Uniform buffer utility using `CpuWriteGpuReadBelt` [#1400](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/pull/1400)
+  * Use `CpuWriteGpuReadBelt` for mesh data gpu upload [#1416](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/pull/1416)
+
+#### Small improvements & Bugfixes
+* UI
+  * Add scroll-bars the "Add/Remove entities" window [#1445](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/pull/1445)
+  * Unify the time formatting between the time panel and the plot [#1369](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/pull/1369)
+  * Timeline
+    * Fix precision issue when zooming in on the timeline [#1370](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/pull/1370)
+    * Improve the gap-detector [#1363](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/pull/1363)
+  * Better time axis on plot view [#1356](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/pull/1356)
+  * Prevent wrap on 'Streams' text [#1308](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/pull/1308)
+  * Update to eframe 0.21.3 with fix for web text input [#1311](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/pull/1311)
+* `re_renderer`
+  * Fix crash due to always expecting Rgba8Unorm backbuffer on Web & Bgra8Unorm on native [#1413](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/pull/1413)
+  * Allow controlling the graphics backend & power preference through standard wgpu env vars [#1332](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/pull/1332)
+* Heuristic for camera frustum length is now based on scene size [#1433](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/pull/1433)
+* Fix python type signature for tensor names [#1443](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/pull/1443)
+* Don't convert u8 segmentation images to u16 [#1376](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/pull/1376)
+* Docs (excluding the manual)
+  * Improve the docs of `connect` and `serve` [#1450](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/pull/1450)
+  * Update log_mesh and log_meshes docs. [#1286](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/pull/1286)
+  * Add guidelines for adding dependencies in a PR [#1431](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/pull/1431)
+  * Add a few more sections to `CODE_STYLE.md` [#1365](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/pull/1365)
+  * Fixup for some doc links [#1314](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/pull/1314)
+  * Document undocumented environment variables on help page. [#1335](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/pull/1335)
+  * Link to SDK operating modes doc in both SDK [#1330](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/pull/1330)
+* More information in `--version` [#1388](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/pull/1388)
+* Remove already broken `show` method from Python SDK [#1429](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/pull/1429)
+* Analytics
+  * Send analytics events with callstacks on panics and signals [#1409](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/pull/1409)
+  * Put all analytics to one bucket [#1390](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/pull/1390)
+  * add event for when we serve the web-viewer .wasm [#1379](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/pull/1379)
+  * register SDK language and data source [#1371](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/pull/1371)
+  * Refactor analytics [#1368](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/pull/1368)
+* Versioned log streams streams [#1420](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/pull/1420)
+* Fix path issues when running debug viewer within workspace [#1341](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/pull/1341)
+* Detailed errors for re_renderer `include_file!` [#1339](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/pull/1339)
+* Limit logging in web-viewer to `warn` in order to workaround a crash issue (and reduce log spam) [1514](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/pull/1514)
+* Fix disabling API through `init` not working [#1517](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/pull/1517)
+
+#### CI, Testing & Build improvements
+* Reduce build dependencies
+  * Get rid of time 0.1.* dependency [#1408](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/pull/1408)
+  * Remove unnecessary ordered-float [#1461](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/pull/1461)
+  * Remove extraneous `image` features and dependencies [#1425](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/pull/1425)
+  * Replace `reqwest` with `ureq` [#1407](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/pull/1407)
+  * Remove derive_more dependency [#1406](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/pull/1406) 
+* Use different artifact names for wasm/js in debug builds [#1428](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/pull/1428)
+* Separate mac wheels & trigger wheel build from ui [#1499](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/pull/1499)
+* Add spell checking to CI [#1492](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/pull/1492)
+* Repo size
+  * Always create new orphaned branch for gh-pages [#1490](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/pull/1490)
+  * GitHub Action to prevent large files [#1478](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/pull/1478)
+* Python
+  * Remove the python job path filters [#1452](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/pull/1452)
+  * Use ruff for our python lints [#1378](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/pull/1378)
+  * Use python3 in the jobs that weren't tested in PR [#1348](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/pull/1348)
+* Testing
+  * Add a test of memory use when logging a lot of big images [#1372](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/pull/1372)
+* Switch ci_docker to a container based on ubuntu 20.04 [#1334](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/pull/1334)
+* Release handling
+  * Switch release action to ncipollo [#1489](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/pull/1489)
+  * Fix our continuous pre-releases [#1458](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/pull/1458)
+  * Delete the prerelease before creating the new one [#1485](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/pull/1485)
+  * Set prerelease to true even for version-tagged CI job [#1504](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/pull/1504)
+  * Let the release job take care of creating the tag [#1501](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/pull/1501)
+  * Use `cargo update -w` instead of `cargo check` when prepping prerelease [#1500](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/pull/1500)
+  * Use prerelease tag instead of latest and update pointer on prerelease [#1481](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/pull/1481)
+  * Include date in pre-release version [#1472](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/pull/1472)
+  * Switch pre-release action to ncipollo/release-action [#1466](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/pull/1466)
+* Disallow some methods and types via Clippy[#1411](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/pull/1411)
+
+#### Other not user facing refactors
+* Fix: don't create a dummy LogDb when opening the Rerun Menu [#1440](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/pull/1440)
+* `re_renderer`
+  * `Draw Phases` in preparation of executing `Renderer` several times on different targets [#1419](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/pull/1419)
+    * Fix mesh creation failing to copy index data. [#1473](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/pull/1473)
+    * do not silently drop draw phases [#1471](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/pull/1471)
+  * Simplify bind group allocation call by passing pool collection object. [#1459](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/pull/1459)
+  * Interior mutable buffer/texture/bindgroup pools [#1374](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/pull/1374)
+  * Rename all instances of `frame_maintenance` to `begin_frame` [#1360](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/pull/1360)
+  * Texture & buffer call now wgpu's `destroy` on removal from pool [#1359](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/pull/1359)
+  * Arrow buffers as (optional) first-class citizen [#1482](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/pull/1482)
+  * Log static re_renderer resource generation [#1464](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/pull/1464)
+* Internal log_text_entry_internal to break circular deps [#1488](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/pull/1488)
+* Delete ClassicTensor and cleanup [#1456](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/pull/1456)
+* Fix re_renderer file watcher watching the same file several times [#1463](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/pull/1463)
+* Analytics
+  * More ergonomic API [#1410](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/pull/1410)
+  * Streamlining host vs. recorder python/rust versions [#1380](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/pull/1380)
+  * Fix workspace detection [#1437](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/pull/1437)
+* Introduce `DeserializableComponent` trait and high-level `query_latest` [#1417](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/pull/1417)
+
+
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/compare/v0.2.0...v0.3.0)
 
 ## 0.2.0
 First public release!
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 74ad7fef25f6..41e56d844d7a 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ checksum = "216261ddc8289130e551ddcd5ce8a064710c0d064a4d2895c67151c92b5443f6"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "api_demo"
-version = "0.2.0"
+version = "0.3.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "clap 4.1.4",
@@ -1220,7 +1220,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "dna"
-version = "0.2.0"
+version = "0.3.0"
 dependencies = [
  "itertools",
  "rand",
@@ -2677,7 +2677,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "minimal"
-version = "0.2.0"
+version = "0.3.0"
 dependencies = [
  "rerun",
 ]
@@ -3094,7 +3094,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "objectron"
-version = "0.2.0"
+version = "0.3.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "clap 4.1.4",
@@ -3686,7 +3686,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "raw_mesh"
-version = "0.2.0"
+version = "0.3.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "bytes",
@@ -3727,7 +3727,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "re_analytics"
-version = "0.2.0"
+version = "0.3.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "crossbeam",
@@ -3749,7 +3749,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "re_arrow_store"
-version = "0.2.0"
+version = "0.3.0"
 dependencies = [
  "ahash 0.8.2",
  "anyhow",
@@ -3774,7 +3774,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "re_build_build_info"
-version = "0.2.0"
+version = "0.3.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "glob",
@@ -3783,18 +3783,18 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "re_build_info"
-version = "0.2.0"
+version = "0.3.0"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "re_build_web_viewer"
-version = "0.2.0"
+version = "0.3.0"
 dependencies = [
  "cargo_metadata",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "re_data_store"
-version = "0.2.0"
+version = "0.3.0"
 dependencies = [
  "ahash 0.8.2",
  "anyhow",
@@ -3817,14 +3817,14 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "re_error"
-version = "0.2.0"
+version = "0.3.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "re_format"
-version = "0.2.0"
+version = "0.3.0"
 dependencies = [
  "arrow2",
  "comfy-table 6.1.4",
@@ -3832,7 +3832,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "re_int_histogram"
-version = "0.2.0"
+version = "0.3.0"
 dependencies = [
  "criterion",
  "insta",
@@ -3843,7 +3843,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "re_log"
-version = "0.2.0"
+version = "0.3.0"
 dependencies = [
  "log-once",
  "tracing",
@@ -3853,7 +3853,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "re_log_types"
-version = "0.2.0"
+version = "0.3.0"
 dependencies = [
  "ahash 0.8.2",
  "anyhow",
@@ -3896,7 +3896,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "re_memory"
-version = "0.2.0"
+version = "0.3.0"
 dependencies = [
  "ahash 0.8.2",
  "backtrace",
@@ -3913,7 +3913,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "re_query"
-version = "0.2.0"
+version = "0.3.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "arrow2",
@@ -3935,7 +3935,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "re_renderer"
-version = "0.2.0"
+version = "0.3.0"
 dependencies = [
  "ahash 0.8.2",
  "anyhow",
@@ -3988,7 +3988,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "re_sdk"
-version = "0.2.0"
+version = "0.3.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "arrow2",
@@ -4016,7 +4016,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "re_sdk_comms"
-version = "0.2.0"
+version = "0.3.0"
 dependencies = [
  "ahash 0.8.2",
  "anyhow",
@@ -4031,7 +4031,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "re_smart_channel"
-version = "0.2.0"
+version = "0.3.0"
 dependencies = [
  "crossbeam",
  "instant",
@@ -4039,7 +4039,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "re_string_interner"
-version = "0.2.0"
+version = "0.3.0"
 dependencies = [
  "ahash 0.8.2",
  "nohash-hasher",
@@ -4050,7 +4050,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "re_tensor_ops"
-version = "0.2.0"
+version = "0.3.0"
 dependencies = [
  "ahash 0.8.2",
  "bytemuck",
@@ -4062,7 +4062,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "re_tuid"
-version = "0.2.0"
+version = "0.3.0"
 dependencies = [
  "arrow2",
  "arrow2_convert",
@@ -4075,7 +4075,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "re_ui"
-version = "0.2.0"
+version = "0.3.0"
 dependencies = [
  "eframe",
  "egui",
@@ -4092,7 +4092,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "re_viewer"
-version = "0.2.0"
+version = "0.3.0"
 dependencies = [
  "ahash 0.8.2",
  "anyhow",
@@ -4155,7 +4155,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "re_web_viewer_server"
-version = "0.2.0"
+version = "0.3.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "cargo_metadata",
@@ -4171,7 +4171,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "re_ws_comms"
-version = "0.2.0"
+version = "0.3.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "bincode",
@@ -4251,7 +4251,7 @@ checksum = "f1382d1f0a252c4bf97dc20d979a2fdd05b024acd7c2ed0f7595d7817666a157"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "rerun"
-version = "0.2.0"
+version = "0.3.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "backtrace",
@@ -4285,7 +4285,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "rerun_py"
-version = "0.2.0"
+version = "0.3.0"
 dependencies = [
  "ahash 0.8.2",
  "arrow2",
@@ -4389,7 +4389,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "run_wasm"
-version = "0.2.0"
+version = "0.3.0"
 dependencies = [
  "cargo-run-wasm",
  "pico-args",
@@ -4900,7 +4900,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "test_image_memory"
-version = "0.2.0"
+version = "0.3.0"
 dependencies = [
  "mimalloc",
  "re_format",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index f43c3ed5a970..7981c17d560c 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -16,37 +16,37 @@ include = ["../../LICENSE-APACHE", "../../LICENSE-MIT", "**/*.rs", "Cargo.toml"]
 license = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
 repository = "https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun"
 rust-version = "1.67"
-version = "0.2.0"
+version = "0.3.0"
 
 [workspace.dependencies]
 # When using alpha-release, always use exact version, e.g. `version = "=0.x.y-alpha.z"
 # This is because we treat alpha-releases as incompatible, but semver doesn't.
 # In particular: if we compile rerun 0.3.0-alpha.0 we only want it to use
 # re_log_types 0.3.0-alpha.0, NOT 0.3.0-alpha.4 even though it is newer and semver-compatible.
-re_analytics = { path = "crates/re_analytics", version = "0.2.0" }
-re_arrow_store = { path = "crates/re_arrow_store", version = "0.2.0" }
-re_build_build_info = { path = "crates/re_build_build_info", version = "0.2.0" }
-re_build_info = { path = "crates/re_build_info", version = "0.2.0" }
-re_build_web_viewer = { path = "crates/re_build_web_viewer", version = "0.2.0" }
-re_data_store = { path = "crates/re_data_store", version = "0.2.0" }
-re_error = { path = "crates/re_error", version = "0.2.0" }
-re_format = { path = "crates/re_format", version = "0.2.0" }
-re_log = { path = "crates/re_log", version = "0.2.0" }
-re_log_types = { path = "crates/re_log_types", version = "0.2.0" }
-re_memory = { path = "crates/re_memory", version = "0.2.0" }
-re_query = { path = "crates/re_query", version = "0.2.0" }
-re_renderer = { path = "crates/re_renderer", version = "0.2.0" }
-re_sdk = { path = "crates/re_sdk", version = "0.2.0" }
-re_sdk_comms = { path = "crates/re_sdk_comms", version = "0.2.0" }
-re_smart_channel = { path = "crates/re_smart_channel", version = "0.2.0" }
-re_string_interner = { path = "crates/re_string_interner", version = "0.2.0" }
-re_tensor_ops = { path = "crates/re_tensor_ops", version = "0.2.0" }
-re_tuid = { path = "crates/re_tuid", version = "0.2.0" }
-re_ui = { path = "crates/re_ui", version = "0.2.0" }
-re_viewer = { path = "crates/re_viewer", version = "0.2.0" }
-re_web_viewer_server = { path = "crates/re_web_viewer_server", version = "0.2.0" }
-re_ws_comms = { path = "crates/re_ws_comms", version = "0.2.0" }
-rerun = { path = "crates/rerun", version = "0.2.0" }
+re_analytics = { path = "crates/re_analytics", version = "0.3.0" }
+re_arrow_store = { path = "crates/re_arrow_store", version = "0.3.0" }
+re_build_build_info = { path = "crates/re_build_build_info", version = "0.3.0" }
+re_build_info = { path = "crates/re_build_info", version = "0.3.0" }
+re_build_web_viewer = { path = "crates/re_build_web_viewer", version = "0.3.0" }
+re_data_store = { path = "crates/re_data_store", version = "0.3.0" }
+re_error = { path = "crates/re_error", version = "0.3.0" }
+re_format = { path = "crates/re_format", version = "0.3.0" }
+re_log = { path = "crates/re_log", version = "0.3.0" }
+re_log_types = { path = "crates/re_log_types", version = "0.3.0" }
+re_memory = { path = "crates/re_memory", version = "0.3.0" }
+re_query = { path = "crates/re_query", version = "0.3.0" }
+re_renderer = { path = "crates/re_renderer", version = "0.3.0" }
+re_sdk = { path = "crates/re_sdk", version = "0.3.0" }
+re_sdk_comms = { path = "crates/re_sdk_comms", version = "0.3.0" }
+re_smart_channel = { path = "crates/re_smart_channel", version = "0.3.0" }
+re_string_interner = { path = "crates/re_string_interner", version = "0.3.0" }
+re_tensor_ops = { path = "crates/re_tensor_ops", version = "0.3.0" }
+re_tuid = { path = "crates/re_tuid", version = "0.3.0" }
+re_ui = { path = "crates/re_ui", version = "0.3.0" }
+re_viewer = { path = "crates/re_viewer", version = "0.3.0" }
+re_web_viewer_server = { path = "crates/re_web_viewer_server", version = "0.3.0" }
+re_ws_comms = { path = "crates/re_ws_comms", version = "0.3.0" }
+rerun = { path = "crates/rerun", version = "0.3.0" }
 
 anyhow = "1.0"
 arrow2 = "0.16"
diff --git a/RELEASES.md b/RELEASES.md
index cf0b0a697cf6..4265fe487b17 100644
--- a/RELEASES.md
+++ b/RELEASES.md
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ Copy this checklist to the the PR description, go through it from top to bottom,
 * [ ] Bump version number in root `Cargo.toml`.
 * [ ] Update `CHANGELOG.md` with the new version number and the summary and the gif
     * Go through https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/compare/latest...HEAD and manually add any important PR descriptions to the `CHANGELOG.md`, with a link to the PR (which should have a deeper explanation).
+      * You can use git log to quickly generate a list of commit headlines, use `git fetch --tags --force && git log --pretty=format:%s latest..HEAD` (fetch with `--force` is necessary to update the `latest` tag)
     * [ ] Make sure to it includes instructions for handling any breaking changes
 * [ ] Get the PR reviewed
 * [ ] Check that CI is green
@@ -72,16 +73,52 @@ Copy this checklist to the the PR description, go through it from top to bottom,
 
 
 ### Testing a release
-* Before pushing the release tag:
-    * [ ] `just py-run-all`
-    * [ ] Test the web viewer:
-        * [ ] `cargo run -p rerun --features web -- --web-viewer ../nyud.rrd`
-        * [ ] Test on:
-            * [ ] Chromium
-            * [ ] Firefox
-            * [ ] Mobile
-* After tagging and the CI has published:
-    * [ ] Test the Python packages from PyPI: `pip install --upgrade rerun-sdk`
+Before pushing the release tag:
+  * [ ] `just py-run-all`
+  * [ ] Test the web viewer:
+      * [ ] `cargo run -p rerun --features web_viewer -- --web-viewer ../nyud.rrd`
+      * [ ] Test on:
+          * [ ] Chromium
+          * [ ] Firefox
+          * [ ] Mobile
+
+After tagging and the CI has published:
+  * [ ] Test the Python packages from PyPI: `pip install rerun_sdk==0.3.0a1`
+  * [ ] Test rust install version: `cargo install -f rerun@0.3.0-alpha.1 -F web_viewer && rerun --web-viewer api.rrd`
+  * [ ] Test rust crate: Modify Cargo.toml of any example to not point to the workspace
+    * [ ] run with `--serve` to test web player
+
+Checklist for testing alpha releases:
+* Windows
+  * [ ] Python Wheel
+    * [ ] Web
+    * [ ] Native
+  * [ ] Rust crate
+    * [ ] Web
+    * [ ] Native
+  * [ ] Rust install
+    * [ ] Web
+    * [ ] Native
+* Linux
+  * [ ] Python Wheel
+    * [ ] Web
+    * [ ] Native
+  * [ ] Rust crate
+    * [ ] Web
+    * [ ] Native
+  * [ ] Rust install
+    * [ ] Web
+    * [ ] Native
+* Mac
+  * [ ] Python Wheel
+    * [ ] Web
+    * [ ] Native
+  * [ ] Rust crate
+    * [ ] Web
+    * [ ] Native
+  * [ ] Rust install
+    * [ ] Web
+    * [ ] Native
 
 
 ## Publishing
diff --git a/_typos.toml b/_typos.toml
index de3e6157207c..e0af9879379d 100644
--- a/_typos.toml
+++ b/_typos.toml
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@
 
 [default.extend-words]
 lod = "lod" # level-of-detail
+teh = "teh" # part of @teh-cmc
diff --git a/crates/re_build_build_info/README.md b/crates/re_build_build_info/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..56548b0d2689
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/re_build_build_info/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+# re_build_build_info
+
+Part of the [`rerun`](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun) family of crates.
+
+[![Latest version](https://img.shields.io/crates/v/re_build_build_info.svg)](https://crates.io/crates/re_build_build_info)
+[![Documentation](https://docs.rs/re_build_build_info/badge.svg)](https://docs.rs/re_build_build_info)
+![MIT](https://img.shields.io/badge/license-MIT-blue.svg)
+![Apache](https://img.shields.io/badge/license-Apache-blue.svg)
+
+Library to be used in `build.rs` files in order to build the build info defined in `re_build_info` by setting environment variables.
diff --git a/crates/re_build_info/README.md b/crates/re_build_info/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..290ca8df97d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/re_build_info/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+# re_build_info
+
+Part of the [`rerun`](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun) family of crates.
+
+[![Latest version](https://img.shields.io/crates/v/re_build_info.svg)](https://crates.io/crates/re_build_info)
+[![Documentation](https://docs.rs/re_build_info/badge.svg)](https://docs.rs/re_build_info)
+![MIT](https://img.shields.io/badge/license-MIT-blue.svg)
+![Apache](https://img.shields.io/badge/license-Apache-blue.svg)
+
+Build information provider for help/version commands and analytics.
diff --git a/scripts/publish_crates.sh b/scripts/publish_crates.sh
index b4255e24258a..6dd33c99eb2d 100755
--- a/scripts/publish_crates.sh
+++ b/scripts/publish_crates.sh
@@ -56,13 +56,32 @@ set -x
 # though, so unless you have tools set up to run build scripts with the `--release` flag, we _should_ be fine,
 # but just in case:
 echo "MAKE SURE RUST ANALYZER, BACON, CARGO-WATCH etc are all OFF!"
-sudo pkill -9 rust-analyzer bacon cargo cargo-watch
+pkillexitstatus=0
+sudo pkill -9 rust-analyzer bacon cargo cargo-watch || pkillexitstatus=$?
+if [ $pkillexitstatus -eq 0 ]; then
+  echo "killed one or more processes"
+elif [ $pkillexitstatus -eq 1 ]; then
+  echo "no problematic processes found"
+elif [ $pkillexitstatus -eq 2 ]; then
+  echo "syntax error in the pkill command line"
+  exit $pkillexitstatus
+elif [ $pkillexitstatus -eq 3 ]; then
+  echo "fatal error"
+  exit $pkillexitstatus
+else
+  echo "unexpected error running pkill"
+  exit $pkillexitstatus
+fi
+
 
 rm -rf target_wasm # force clean build
 rm -f web_viewer/re_viewer_bg.wasm
 rm -f web_viewer/re_viewer.js
+rm -f web_viewer/re_viewer_debug_bg.wasm
+rm -f web_viewer/re_viewer_debug.js
 touch crates/re_viewer/src/lib.rs # force recompile of web server
 cargo r -p re_build_web_viewer -- --release
+cargo r -p re_build_web_viewer -- --debug
 
 
 # Some of build.rs scripts checks this env-var:
@@ -89,6 +108,7 @@ cargo publish $FLAGS -p re_query
 cargo publish $FLAGS -p re_sdk_comms
 cargo publish $FLAGS -p re_ws_comms
 cargo publish $FLAGS -p re_renderer
+cargo publish $FLAGS -p re_build_web_viewer
 cargo publish $FLAGS -p re_web_viewer_server
 cargo publish $FLAGS -p re_viewer
 cargo publish $FLAGS -p re_sdk