diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 1600eeff..1a0c4d7b 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "hooks/openfeature-hooks-opentelemetry": "0.3.1",
   "providers/openfeature-provider-aws-ssm": "0.1.1",
   "providers/openfeature-provider-flagd": "0.3.0",
-  "providers/openfeature-provider-ofrep": "0.2.0",
+  "providers/openfeature-provider-ofrep": "0.3.0",
   "providers/openfeature-provider-flipt": "0.1.3",
   "providers/openfeature-provider-env-var": "0.1.1",
   "providers/openfeature-provider-unleash": "0.1.2"
diff --git a/providers/openfeature-provider-ofrep/CHANGELOG.md b/providers/openfeature-provider-ofrep/CHANGELOG.md
index 98c344d4..d60f6060 100644
--- a/providers/openfeature-provider-ofrep/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/providers/openfeature-provider-ofrep/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,28 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.3.0](https://github.com/open-feature/python-sdk-contrib/compare/openfeature-provider-ofrep/v0.2.0...openfeature-provider-ofrep/v0.3.0) (2026-03-26)
+
+
+### ⚠ BREAKING CHANGES
+
+* drop Python 3.9 support ([#364](https://github.com/open-feature/python-sdk-contrib/issues/364))
+* graceful fallback to code default when no default variant ([#347](https://github.com/open-feature/python-sdk-contrib/issues/347))
+
+### chore
+
+* drop Python 3.9 support ([#364](https://github.com/open-feature/python-sdk-contrib/issues/364)) ([0ecd1d4](https://github.com/open-feature/python-sdk-contrib/commit/0ecd1d4c41e96f90b019a76ce9c3b1f70f2a23a4))
+
+
+### 🐛 Bug Fixes
+
+* **ofrep:** handle 401, 403, 404 and 5xx errors explicitly and add tests ([#346](https://github.com/open-feature/python-sdk-contrib/issues/346)) ([7e18bc1](https://github.com/open-feature/python-sdk-contrib/commit/7e18bc120ee1a310c28c96aac5b608941889d756))
+* replace project.scripts with poethepoet ([#335](https://github.com/open-feature/python-sdk-contrib/issues/335)) ([61add22](https://github.com/open-feature/python-sdk-contrib/commit/61add22b975140ccd39b618bf70efeeecbdc25c3))
+
+
+### ✨ New Features
+
+* graceful fallback to code default when no default variant ([#347](https://github.com/open-feature/python-sdk-contrib/issues/347)) ([36db67d](https://github.com/open-feature/python-sdk-contrib/commit/36db67de59732463a372c056525d6453d8a51a75))
+
 ## [0.2.0](https://github.com/open-feature/python-sdk-contrib/compare/openfeature-provider-ofrep/v0.1.1...openfeature-provider-ofrep/v0.2.0) (2025-09-25)
 
 
diff --git a/providers/openfeature-provider-ofrep/pyproject.toml b/providers/openfeature-provider-ofrep/pyproject.toml
index d2066b91..bb054ad5 100644
--- a/providers/openfeature-provider-ofrep/pyproject.toml
+++ b/providers/openfeature-provider-ofrep/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "uv_build"
 
 [project]
 name = "openfeature-provider-ofrep"
-version = "0.2.0"
+version = "0.3.0"
 description = "OpenFeature provider for the OpenFeature Remote Evaluation Protocol (OFREP)"
 readme = "README.md"
 authors = [{ name = "OpenFeature", email = "openfeature-core@groups.io" }]