diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index f62af2f36d..03f635e833 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
   "tools/flagd-http-connector": "0.0.5",
   "tools/flagd-api": "1.0.0",
   "tools/flagd-api-testkit": "0.3.0",
-  "tools/flagd-core": "2.0.4",
+  "tools/flagd-core": "3.0.0",
   ".": "1.0.0",
   "providers/optimizely": "1.0.0"
 }
diff --git a/providers/flagd/pom.xml b/providers/flagd/pom.xml
index 81fd818c4f..98d3e50b10 100644
--- a/providers/flagd/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/flagd/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
         <protobuf-java.min.version>3.25.6</protobuf-java.min.version>
         <com.vmlens.version>1.2.28</com.vmlens.version>
         <!-- Transitive flagd-core version -->
-        <flagd-core.version>[2.0.0,3.0.0)</flagd-core.version>
+        <flagd-core.version>[3.0.0,4.0.0)</flagd-core.version>
     </properties>
 
     <name>flagd</name>
diff --git a/tools/flagd-core/CHANGELOG.md b/tools/flagd-core/CHANGELOG.md
index aa89930a11..a17f983af4 100644
--- a/tools/flagd-core/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/tools/flagd-core/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,16 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [3.0.0](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk-contrib/compare/dev.openfeature.contrib.tools.flagdcore-v2.0.4...dev.openfeature.contrib.tools.flagdcore-v3.0.0) (2026-10-15)
+
+
+### ⚠ BREAKING CHANGES
+
+* bucket on any context type; (fractional re-assignment) ([#1831](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk-contrib/issues/1831))
+
+### ✨ New Features
+
+* bucket on any context type; (fractional re-assignment) ([#1831](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk-contrib/issues/1831)) ([a6cc606](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk-contrib/commit/a6cc606b03a1a23986117f62f80157a2c7c935c9))
+
 ## [2.0.4](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk-contrib/compare/dev.openfeature.contrib.tools.flagdcore-v2.0.3...dev.openfeature.contrib.tools.flagdcore-v2.0.4) (2026-10-15)
 
 
diff --git a/tools/flagd-core/README.md b/tools/flagd-core/README.md
index a3285a4cc9..8d6a5bbff1 100644
--- a/tools/flagd-core/README.md
+++ b/tools/flagd-core/README.md
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ ProviderEvaluation<Boolean> result = core.resolveBooleanValue("myBoolFlag", eval
 <dependency>
     <groupId>dev.openfeature.contrib.tools</groupId>
     <artifactId>flagd-core</artifactId>
-    <version>2.0.4</version> <!--x-release-please-version -->
+    <version>3.0.0</version> <!--x-release-please-version -->
 </dependency>
 ```
 
diff --git a/tools/flagd-core/pom.xml b/tools/flagd-core/pom.xml
index 61df78a2e4..973028f460 100644
--- a/tools/flagd-core/pom.xml
+++ b/tools/flagd-core/pom.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     </parent>
     <groupId>dev.openfeature.contrib.tools</groupId>
     <artifactId>flagd-core</artifactId>
-    <version>2.0.4</version> <!--x-release-please-version -->
+    <version>3.0.0</version> <!--x-release-please-version -->
 
     <properties>
         <module-name>${groupId}.flagdcore</module-name>
diff --git a/tools/flagd-core/version.txt b/tools/flagd-core/version.txt
index 2165f8f9b6..4a36342fca 100644
--- a/tools/flagd-core/version.txt
+++ b/tools/flagd-core/version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.0.4
+3.0.0