diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 181d25a..e09fee5 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "hatchling.build"
 
 [project]
 name = "ml4t-coursework"
-version = "0.2.0"
+version = "0.3.0"
 description = "Project folder, component conformance checks and results log for the ML4T courses"
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
diff --git a/src/ml4t_coursework/__init__.py b/src/ml4t_coursework/__init__.py
index d509d7b..2fe5b65 100644
--- a/src/ml4t_coursework/__init__.py
+++ b/src/ml4t_coursework/__init__.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 rather than for a course, because more than one course installs it.
 """
 
-__version__ = "0.2.0"
+__version__ = "0.3.0"
 
 from .components import catalog, load_component, save_component, source_of, status
 from .contracts import add_source
diff --git a/tests/test_helper.py b/tests/test_helper.py
index 95666e1..9d9419f 100644
--- a/tests/test_helper.py
+++ b/tests/test_helper.py
@@ -206,3 +206,16 @@ def test_the_fingerprint_check_reads_the_columns_the_fingerprint_has():
     assert "checked 100 of 100" in text
     assert "Worth a look" in text, "400 random sessions should not look like the course's panel"
     assert set(reference.columns) >= {"sessions", "annualized_vol", "mean_abs_return"}
+
+
+def test_the_declared_version_and_the_installed_version_agree():
+    """`helper_version` on every run row comes from the module, the distribution metadata comes
+    from pyproject, and the release workflow checks the tag against the module only. Two static
+    strings that nothing compares will drift, and a student's recorded version would then name
+    something pip never installed. Reading the metadata rather than pyproject also catches a build
+    that is stale against the source tree."""
+    from importlib.metadata import version
+
+    import ml4t_coursework
+
+    assert ml4t_coursework.__version__ == version("ml4t-coursework")
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index 67f3e35..dbb5402 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -715,7 +715,7 @@ wheels = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "ml4t-coursework"
-version = "0.2.0"
+version = "0.3.0"
 source = { editable = "." }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "numpy", version = "2.2.6", source = { registry = "https://pypi.org/simple" }, marker = "python_full_version < '3.11'" },