release: 0.0.3
diff --git a/examples/pip/WORKSPACE b/examples/pip/WORKSPACE
index b7605dc..5c8d22a 100644
--- a/examples/pip/WORKSPACE
+++ b/examples/pip/WORKSPACE
@@ -4,9 +4,8 @@
 
 http_archive(
     name = "rules_python",
-    url = "https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_python/releases/download/0.0.2/rules_python-0.0.2.tar.gz",
-    strip_prefix = "rules_python-0.0.2",
-    sha256 = "b5668cde8bb6e3515057ef465a35ad712214962f0b3a314e551204266c7be90c",
+    url = "https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_python/releases/download/0.0.3/rules_python-0.0.3.tar.gz",
+    sha256 = "e46612e9bb0dae8745de6a0643be69e8665a03f63163ac6610c210e80d14c3e4",
 )
 
 load("@rules_python//python:pip.bzl", "pip_import", "pip_repositories")
diff --git a/examples/rules_python_external/WORKSPACE b/examples/rules_python_external/WORKSPACE
index 4bb21f7..480d5c1 100644
--- a/examples/rules_python_external/WORKSPACE
+++ b/examples/rules_python_external/WORKSPACE
@@ -4,11 +4,8 @@
 
 http_archive(
     name = "rules_python",
-    # NB: this doesn't work with 0.0.2 but will work in the next release
-    # TODO(alexeagle): ensure the example/*/WORKSPACE files get bumped as a release step
-    url = "https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_python/releases/download/0.0.2/rules_python-0.0.2.tar.gz",
-    strip_prefix = "rules_python-0.0.2",
-    sha256 = "b5668cde8bb6e3515057ef465a35ad712214962f0b3a314e551204266c7be90c",
+    url = "https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_python/releases/download/0.0.3/rules_python-0.0.3.tar.gz",
+    sha256 = "e46612e9bb0dae8745de6a0643be69e8665a03f63163ac6610c210e80d14c3e4",
 )
 
 load("@rules_python//python:repositories.bzl", "py_repositories")
diff --git a/version.bzl b/version.bzl
index 00d16b5..776b776 100644
--- a/version.bzl
+++ b/version.bzl
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 """The version of rules_python."""
 
-version = "0.0.2"
+version = "0.0.3"
 
 # Currently used Bazel version. This version is what the rules here are tested
 # against.