diff --git a/Telegram/Resources/qrc/telegram/telegram.qrc b/Telegram/Resources/qrc/telegram/telegram.qrc
index fb02de99d..84b19cbba 100644
--- a/Telegram/Resources/qrc/telegram/telegram.qrc
+++ b/Telegram/Resources/qrc/telegram/telegram.qrc
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@
     <file alias="js/script.js">../../export_html/js/script.js</file>
   </qresource>
   <qresource prefix="/gui">
-    <file alias="art/background.jpg">../../art/background.jpg</file>
+    <file alias="art/background.tgv">../../art/background.tgv</file>
+    <file alias="art/bg_thumbnail.png">../../art/bg_thumbnail.png</file>
     <file alias="art/bg_initial.jpg">../../art/bg_initial.jpg</file>
     <file alias="art/logo_256.png">../../art/logo_256.png</file>
     <file alias="art/logo_256_no_margin.png">../../art/logo_256_no_margin.png</file>
diff --git a/Telegram/Resources/uwp/AppX/AppxManifest.xml b/Telegram/Resources/uwp/AppX/AppxManifest.xml
index a1d403e8d..dd8f5ad1f 100644
--- a/Telegram/Resources/uwp/AppX/AppxManifest.xml
+++ b/Telegram/Resources/uwp/AppX/AppxManifest.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
   <Identity Name="TelegramMessengerLLP.TelegramDesktop"
     ProcessorArchitecture="ARCHITECTURE"
     Publisher="CN=536BC709-8EE1-4478-AF22-F0F0F26FF64A"
-    Version="2.9.14.0" />
+    Version="3.0.0.0" />
   <Properties>
     <DisplayName>Telegram Desktop</DisplayName>
     <PublisherDisplayName>Telegram Messenger LLP</PublisherDisplayName>
diff --git a/Telegram/Resources/winrc/Telegram.rc b/Telegram/Resources/winrc/Telegram.rc
index 2f21376ac..c2e07fd32 100644
--- a/Telegram/Resources/winrc/Telegram.rc
+++ b/Telegram/Resources/winrc/Telegram.rc
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ IDI_ICON1               ICON                    "..\\art\\icon256.ico"
 //
 
 VS_VERSION_INFO VERSIONINFO
- FILEVERSION 2,9,14,0
- PRODUCTVERSION 2,9,14,0
+ FILEVERSION 3,0,0,0
+ PRODUCTVERSION 3,0,0,0
  FILEFLAGSMASK 0x3fL
 #ifdef _DEBUG
  FILEFLAGS 0x1L
@@ -62,10 +62,10 @@ BEGIN
         BEGIN
             VALUE "CompanyName", "Telegram FZ-LLC"
             VALUE "FileDescription", "Telegram Desktop"
-            VALUE "FileVersion", "2.9.14.0"
+            VALUE "FileVersion", "3.0.0.0"
             VALUE "LegalCopyright", "Copyright (C) 2014-2021"
             VALUE "ProductName", "Telegram Desktop"
-            VALUE "ProductVersion", "2.9.14.0"
+            VALUE "ProductVersion", "3.0.0.0"
         END
     END
     BLOCK "VarFileInfo"
diff --git a/Telegram/Resources/winrc/Updater.rc b/Telegram/Resources/winrc/Updater.rc
index 3e3097108..41cf81402 100644
--- a/Telegram/Resources/winrc/Updater.rc
+++ b/Telegram/Resources/winrc/Updater.rc
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ LANGUAGE LANG_ENGLISH, SUBLANG_ENGLISH_US
 //
 
 VS_VERSION_INFO VERSIONINFO
- FILEVERSION 2,9,14,0
- PRODUCTVERSION 2,9,14,0
+ FILEVERSION 3,0,0,0
+ PRODUCTVERSION 3,0,0,0
  FILEFLAGSMASK 0x3fL
 #ifdef _DEBUG
  FILEFLAGS 0x1L
@@ -53,10 +53,10 @@ BEGIN
         BEGIN
             VALUE "CompanyName", "Telegram FZ-LLC"
             VALUE "FileDescription", "Telegram Desktop Updater"
-            VALUE "FileVersion", "2.9.14.0"
+            VALUE "FileVersion", "3.0.0.0"
             VALUE "LegalCopyright", "Copyright (C) 2014-2021"
             VALUE "ProductName", "Telegram Desktop"
-            VALUE "ProductVersion", "2.9.14.0"
+            VALUE "ProductVersion", "3.0.0.0"
         END
     END
     BLOCK "VarFileInfo"
diff --git a/Telegram/SourceFiles/core/version.h b/Telegram/SourceFiles/core/version.h
index 7bf102fb2..11377276d 100644
--- a/Telegram/SourceFiles/core/version.h
+++ b/Telegram/SourceFiles/core/version.h
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ constexpr auto AppId = "{53F49750-6209-4FBF-9CA8-7A333C87D1ED}"_cs;
 constexpr auto AppNameOld = "Telegram Win (Unofficial)"_cs;
 constexpr auto AppName = "Telegram Desktop"_cs;
 constexpr auto AppFile = "Telegram"_cs;
-constexpr auto AppVersion = 2009014;
-constexpr auto AppVersionStr = "2.9.14";
-constexpr auto AppBetaVersion = true;
+constexpr auto AppVersion = 3000000;
+constexpr auto AppVersionStr = "3.0";
+constexpr auto AppBetaVersion = false;
 constexpr auto AppAlphaVersion = TDESKTOP_ALPHA_VERSION;
diff --git a/Telegram/build/version b/Telegram/build/version
index 83bfaf0b0..7c6f5e43a 100644
--- a/Telegram/build/version
+++ b/Telegram/build/version
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-AppVersion         2009014
-AppVersionStrMajor 2.9
-AppVersionStrSmall 2.9.14
-AppVersionStr      2.9.14
-BetaChannel        1
+AppVersion         3000000
+AppVersionStrMajor 3.0
+AppVersionStrSmall 3.0
+AppVersionStr      3.0.0
+BetaChannel        0
 AlphaVersion       0
-AppVersionOriginal 2.9.14.beta
+AppVersionOriginal 3.0
diff --git a/changelog.txt b/changelog.txt
index 3be45128a..a88bc0677 100644
--- a/changelog.txt
+++ b/changelog.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+3.0 (31.08.21)
+
+- Broadcast video and share your screen to an unlimited number of viewers.
+- To begin, tap the Live Stream button in the title bar of a community where you are an admin.
+- Tap the "Forward Message" label above the input field to change how messages will be sent.
+- Hide or show the original sender's name.
+- Remove or keep captions from media messages.
+- See how many unread comments there are when opening a channel's comments.
+
 2.9.14 beta (31.08.21)
 
 - Fix crash in authorization after logout.