diff --git a/AGENTS.md b/AGENTS.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5c88a1a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/AGENTS.md
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+
+# Agent Rules
+
+**Never commit or push changes.**
+
+### Strict Rules:
+
+- Do not run `git commit`, `git push`, `git add`, or any git command
+  that modifies the repository history.
+
+- You may edit files multiple times in one session.
+
+- You may run tests, build commands, invoke linters to validate
+  changes or check your work as needed.
+
+- If you believe a commit or any other git action is needed, ask me
+  first.
+
+- The code is widely used. Thus, any changes must preserve backward
+  compatibility, especially changes in interfaces or super classes.
+
+Follow these rules at all times.
diff --git a/integration/pom.xml b/integration/pom.xml
index 1af0c070..a581f60d 100755
--- a/integration/pom.xml
+++ b/integration/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>slf4j-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.1.0-alpha2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-alpha0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <relativePath>../parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/jcl-over-slf4j-blackbox/pom.xml b/jcl-over-slf4j-blackbox/pom.xml
index b6fde091..0e0923ee 100644
--- a/jcl-over-slf4j-blackbox/pom.xml
+++ b/jcl-over-slf4j-blackbox/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>slf4j-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.1.0-alpha2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-alpha0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <relativePath>../parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/jcl-over-slf4j/pom.xml b/jcl-over-slf4j/pom.xml
index 9ccf6a2b..99062145 100755
--- a/jcl-over-slf4j/pom.xml
+++ b/jcl-over-slf4j/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>slf4j-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.1.0-alpha2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-alpha0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <relativePath>../parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/jul-to-slf4j-blackbox/pom.xml b/jul-to-slf4j-blackbox/pom.xml
index 069ef23e..81b61df3 100644
--- a/jul-to-slf4j-blackbox/pom.xml
+++ b/jul-to-slf4j-blackbox/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>slf4j-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.1.0-alpha2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-alpha0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <relativePath>../parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/jul-to-slf4j/pom.xml b/jul-to-slf4j/pom.xml
index 967c438b..49f48f41 100755
--- a/jul-to-slf4j/pom.xml
+++ b/jul-to-slf4j/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>slf4j-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.1.0-alpha2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-alpha0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <relativePath>../parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/log4j-over-slf4j-blackbox/pom.xml b/log4j-over-slf4j-blackbox/pom.xml
index d8c981bc..05377407 100644
--- a/log4j-over-slf4j-blackbox/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-over-slf4j-blackbox/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>slf4j-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.1.0-alpha2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-alpha0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <relativePath>../parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/log4j-over-slf4j/pom.xml b/log4j-over-slf4j/pom.xml
index 5466d6b1..bd729dd2 100755
--- a/log4j-over-slf4j/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-over-slf4j/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>slf4j-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.1.0-alpha2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-alpha0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <relativePath>../parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/osgi-over-slf4j/pom.xml b/osgi-over-slf4j/pom.xml
index 6bcdc626..7910ca5f 100755
--- a/osgi-over-slf4j/pom.xml
+++ b/osgi-over-slf4j/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>slf4j-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.1.0-alpha2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-alpha0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <relativePath>../parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/parent/pom.xml b/parent/pom.xml
index 11ef0f03..795a5e53 100644
--- a/parent/pom.xml
+++ b/parent/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>slf4j-bom</artifactId>
-    <version>2.1.0-alpha2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-alpha0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 
   <properties>
     <!-- yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss'Z' -->
-    <project.build.outputTimestamp>2024-01-02T19:42:00Z</project.build.outputTimestamp>
+    <project.build.outputTimestamp>2026-08-07T12:57:07Z</project.build.outputTimestamp>
     <latest.1.version>1.7.36</latest.1.version>
     <!-- java.util.ServiceLoader requires Java 6 -->
     <jdk.version>11</jdk.version>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 911e0266..03681cf7 100755
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
   <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
   <artifactId>slf4j-bom</artifactId>
-  <version>2.1.0-alpha2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>3.0.0-alpha0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
   <url>http://www.slf4j.org</url>
diff --git a/slf4j-api/pom.xml b/slf4j-api/pom.xml
index 2d2b0f82..1f7b7c41 100755
--- a/slf4j-api/pom.xml
+++ b/slf4j-api/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>slf4j-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.1.0-alpha2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-alpha0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <relativePath>../parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/slf4j-ext/pom.xml b/slf4j-ext/pom.xml
index 28a018a1..907ffe0a 100755
--- a/slf4j-ext/pom.xml
+++ b/slf4j-ext/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>slf4j-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.1.0-alpha2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-alpha0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <relativePath>../parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/slf4j-jdk-platform-logging/pom.xml b/slf4j-jdk-platform-logging/pom.xml
index 8b5c389b..3d90536c 100644
--- a/slf4j-jdk-platform-logging/pom.xml
+++ b/slf4j-jdk-platform-logging/pom.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>slf4j-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
-    <version>2.1.0-alpha2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-alpha0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <relativePath>../parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/slf4j-jdk14/pom.xml b/slf4j-jdk14/pom.xml
index 555369ea..53e7c33d 100755
--- a/slf4j-jdk14/pom.xml
+++ b/slf4j-jdk14/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>slf4j-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.1.0-alpha2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-alpha0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <relativePath>../parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/slf4j-log4j12/pom.xml b/slf4j-log4j12/pom.xml
index b55404e0..eb2f7c36 100755
--- a/slf4j-log4j12/pom.xml
+++ b/slf4j-log4j12/pom.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>slf4j-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.1.0-alpha2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-alpha0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <relativePath>../parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
   
diff --git a/slf4j-migrator/pom.xml b/slf4j-migrator/pom.xml
index 19f1e118..5e9daf41 100755
--- a/slf4j-migrator/pom.xml
+++ b/slf4j-migrator/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>slf4j-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.1.0-alpha2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-alpha0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <relativePath>../parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/slf4j-nop/pom.xml b/slf4j-nop/pom.xml
index 7efa36cb..9a76485f 100755
--- a/slf4j-nop/pom.xml
+++ b/slf4j-nop/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>slf4j-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.1.0-alpha2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-alpha0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <relativePath>../parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/slf4j-reload4j/pom.xml b/slf4j-reload4j/pom.xml
index 8abcc9f7..4cbe5250 100644
--- a/slf4j-reload4j/pom.xml
+++ b/slf4j-reload4j/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>slf4j-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.1.0-alpha2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-alpha0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <relativePath>../parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/slf4j-simple/pom.xml b/slf4j-simple/pom.xml
index 7d8ce2c1..f6e14073 100755
--- a/slf4j-simple/pom.xml
+++ b/slf4j-simple/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>slf4j-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.1.0-alpha2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-alpha0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <relativePath>../parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/slf4j-testing/pom.xml b/slf4j-testing/pom.xml
index 338b2f8b..83367de3 100644
--- a/slf4j-testing/pom.xml
+++ b/slf4j-testing/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>slf4j-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.1.0-alpha2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-alpha0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <relativePath>../parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>