diff --git a/build-all-multiplatform.sh b/build-all-multiplatform.sh
index f0f7c9a9..3ec08417 100755
--- a/build-all-multiplatform.sh
+++ b/build-all-multiplatform.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 set -eo pipefail
 
-DEBEZIUM_VERSION="2.7"
+DEBEZIUM_VERSION="3.0"
 if [ -z "$DEBEZIUM_VERSIONS" ]; then
   DEBEZIUM_VERSIONS="$DEBEZIUM_VERSION"
 fi
diff --git a/build-all.sh b/build-all.sh
index 439ea274..c154da86 100755
--- a/build-all.sh
+++ b/build-all.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 set -eo pipefail
 
-DEBEZIUM_VERSION="2.7"
+DEBEZIUM_VERSION="3.0"
 if [ -z "$DEBEZIUM_VERSIONS" ]; then
   DEBEZIUM_VERSIONS="$DEBEZIUM_VERSION"
 fi
diff --git a/connect/3.0/Dockerfile b/connect/3.0/Dockerfile
index 9f59f6d8..62b0823a 100644
--- a/connect/3.0/Dockerfile
+++ b/connect/3.0/Dockerfile
@@ -3,22 +3,22 @@ FROM $DEBEZIUM_DOCKER_REGISTRY_PRIMARY_NAME/connect-base:3.0
 
 LABEL maintainer="Debezium Community"
 
-ENV DEBEZIUM_VERSION="2.7.0.Final" \
+ENV DEBEZIUM_VERSION="3.0.0.Alpha1" \
     MAVEN_REPO_CENTRAL="" \
     MAVEN_REPOS_ADDITIONAL="" \
-    MONGODB_MD5=df1ad43f9e3ebdfa1ab4a52b7c28a49b \
-    MYSQL_MD5=154efb8d280613370f0925a4ce6d2ad9 \
-    POSTGRES_MD5=41bf19186ac1c2bddd3c50d6a6fd13c7 \
-    SQLSERVER_MD5=7cd6d68ec4ed48dac278d496852511da \
-    ORACLE_MD5=45a211d574bf1e1871733a71f2163756 \
-    DB2_MD5=5db5add8781ab7c3a6354e4511066b95 \
-    SPANNER_MD5=c3ea236fc7c0fe1c408a337b7aa528a9 \
-    VITESS_MD5=abe464b2b7e15478605bb5ac4aa04851 \
-    JDBC_MD5=1c24205ee205d1b917912ff9ddb5a776 \
-    INFORMIX_MD5=eba6de22a9f11be09c98ecd9b129d239 \
-    IBMI_MD5=b38731f8529ea9a475e05b8102620f6e \
-    KCRESTEXT_MD5=2c49b673c56b3124fd2895ad0ffe7d50 \
-    SCRIPTING_MD5=5590888a155a3908fd9e0c0eee6d1a61
+    MONGODB_MD5=98a232390c38b6c66f0d23ee391cada6 \
+    MYSQL_MD5=b9863ba826225754784925c0167f4b03 \
+    POSTGRES_MD5=b98f1583f9799a80ae60d85dc09981d1 \
+    SQLSERVER_MD5=5f4b255553395b4cbd7860f11a9c47d7 \
+    ORACLE_MD5=8fdcef71f46aa3ec1b04264791a4537f \
+    DB2_MD5=b2caa202cf17b5215f18350dc81c4c8d \
+    SPANNER_MD5=aa3c9b8a319f4d3b953c8410c35feb03 \
+    VITESS_MD5=06f767e3ccfeee188f2e877dce7d56ec \
+    JDBC_MD5=767d15d505c1278fcd06ecf9205783e6 \
+    INFORMIX_MD5=2470d7bfb97a019b921cf143e4a0edb0 \
+    IBMI_MD5=de4f8dddcb495727d6628dbb2eddf95c \
+    KCRESTEXT_MD5=07db8b5870a8df2d828e0f7e4806cbdd \
+    SCRIPTING_MD5=3fa125f75e7fff2ff6093c6e8b65d339
 
 RUN docker-maven-download debezium mongodb "$DEBEZIUM_VERSION" "$MONGODB_MD5" && \
     docker-maven-download debezium mysql "$DEBEZIUM_VERSION" "$MYSQL_MD5" && \
diff --git a/connect/3.0/Dockerfile.local b/connect/3.0/Dockerfile.local
index 3e16d554..7a8edabf 100644
--- a/connect/3.0/Dockerfile.local
+++ b/connect/3.0/Dockerfile.local
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ FROM quay.io/debezium/connect-base:3.0
 
 LABEL maintainer="Debezium Community"
 
-ARG DEBEZIUM_VERSION=3.0.0
+ARG DEBEZIUM_VERSION=3.0.0.Alpha1
 ENV DEBEZIUM_VERSION=${DEBEZIUM_VERSION}
 
 # -------- testing ---------
diff --git a/operator/3.0/Dockerfile b/operator/3.0/Dockerfile
index 1bd112f9..115eadad 100644
--- a/operator/3.0/Dockerfile
+++ b/operator/3.0/Dockerfile
@@ -84,11 +84,11 @@ LABEL maintainer="Debezium Community"
 # Set the version, home directory
 #
 ENV LANGUAGE='en_US:en'
-ENV DEBEZIUM_VERSION=2.7.0.Final \
+ENV DEBEZIUM_VERSION=3.0.0.Alpha1 \
     OPERATOR_HOME=/operator \
     MAVEN_REPO_CENTRAL="https://repo1.maven.org/maven2"
 ENV OPERATOR_URL_PATH=io/debezium/debezium-operator-dist/$DEBEZIUM_VERSION/debezium-operator-dist-$DEBEZIUM_VERSION.tar.gz \
-    OPERATOR_MD5=88944cc7845dbb3c98ffb93cb59ee37e
+    OPERATOR_MD5=76da121569fa3ab6137405dcb630429b
 
 USER root
 #
diff --git a/postgres/10-alpine/Dockerfile b/postgres/10-alpine/Dockerfile
index bec6d1ab..30db9156 100644
--- a/postgres/10-alpine/Dockerfile
+++ b/postgres/10-alpine/Dockerfile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 FROM postgres:10-alpine
 
 LABEL maintainer="Debezium Community"
-ENV PLUGIN_VERSION=v2.7.0.Final
+ENV PLUGIN_VERSION=v3.0.0.Alpha1
 
 ENV WAL2JSON_COMMIT_ID=92b33c7d7c2fccbeb9f79455dafbc92e87e00ddd
 
diff --git a/postgres/10/Dockerfile b/postgres/10/Dockerfile
index 3135bfeb..b18e0fb4 100644
--- a/postgres/10/Dockerfile
+++ b/postgres/10/Dockerfile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 FROM postgres:10-bullseye AS build
 
 ARG USE_POSTGIS=true
-ENV PLUGIN_VERSION=v2.7.0.Final
+ENV PLUGIN_VERSION=v3.0.0.Alpha1
 ENV PROTOC_VERSION=1.4
 
 ENV WAL2JSON_COMMIT_ID=92b33c7d7c2fccbeb9f79455dafbc92e87e00ddd
diff --git a/postgres/11-alpine/Dockerfile b/postgres/11-alpine/Dockerfile
index 9d76ff76..02fd9f90 100644
--- a/postgres/11-alpine/Dockerfile
+++ b/postgres/11-alpine/Dockerfile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 FROM postgres:11-alpine
 
 LABEL maintainer="Debezium Community"
-ENV PLUGIN_VERSION=v2.7.0.Final
+ENV PLUGIN_VERSION=v3.0.0.Alpha1
 
 ENV WAL2JSON_COMMIT_ID=92b33c7d7c2fccbeb9f79455dafbc92e87e00ddd
 
diff --git a/postgres/11/Dockerfile b/postgres/11/Dockerfile
index 3baa888c..283fbf02 100644
--- a/postgres/11/Dockerfile
+++ b/postgres/11/Dockerfile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 FROM postgres:11-bullseye AS build
 
 ARG USE_POSTGIS=true
-ENV PLUGIN_VERSION=v2.7.0.Final
+ENV PLUGIN_VERSION=v3.0.0.Alpha1
 ENV PROTOC_VERSION=1.4
 
 ENV WAL2JSON_COMMIT_ID=92b33c7d7c2fccbeb9f79455dafbc92e87e00ddd
diff --git a/postgres/12-alpine/Dockerfile b/postgres/12-alpine/Dockerfile
index e035dc41..529e02f0 100644
--- a/postgres/12-alpine/Dockerfile
+++ b/postgres/12-alpine/Dockerfile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 FROM postgres:12-alpine
 
 LABEL maintainer="Debezium Community"
-ENV PLUGIN_VERSION=v2.7.0.Final
+ENV PLUGIN_VERSION=v3.0.0.Alpha1
 
 ENV WAL2JSON_COMMIT_ID=92b33c7d7c2fccbeb9f79455dafbc92e87e00ddd
 
diff --git a/postgres/12/Dockerfile b/postgres/12/Dockerfile
index 4db0b72a..d72eb526 100644
--- a/postgres/12/Dockerfile
+++ b/postgres/12/Dockerfile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 FROM postgres:12-bullseye AS build
 
 ARG USE_POSTGIS=true
-ENV PLUGIN_VERSION=v2.7.0.Final
+ENV PLUGIN_VERSION=v3.0.0.Alpha1
 ENV PROTOC_VERSION=1.4
 
 ENV WAL2JSON_COMMIT_ID=92b33c7d7c2fccbeb9f79455dafbc92e87e00ddd
diff --git a/postgres/13-alpine/Dockerfile b/postgres/13-alpine/Dockerfile
index 2b75e62b..567f16ac 100644
--- a/postgres/13-alpine/Dockerfile
+++ b/postgres/13-alpine/Dockerfile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 FROM postgres:13-alpine
 
 LABEL maintainer="Debezium Community"
-ENV PLUGIN_VERSION=v2.7.0.Final
+ENV PLUGIN_VERSION=v3.0.0.Alpha1
 
 ENV WAL2JSON_COMMIT_ID=wal2json_2_3
 
diff --git a/postgres/13/Dockerfile b/postgres/13/Dockerfile
index e7450ac0..59faba35 100644
--- a/postgres/13/Dockerfile
+++ b/postgres/13/Dockerfile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 FROM postgres:13-bullseye AS build
 
 ARG USE_POSTGIS=true
-ENV PLUGIN_VERSION=v2.7.0.Final
+ENV PLUGIN_VERSION=v3.0.0.Alpha1
 ENV PROTOC_VERSION=1.4
 
 ENV WAL2JSON_COMMIT_ID=wal2json_2_3
diff --git a/postgres/14-alpine/Dockerfile b/postgres/14-alpine/Dockerfile
index fdd798dd..787421c0 100644
--- a/postgres/14-alpine/Dockerfile
+++ b/postgres/14-alpine/Dockerfile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 FROM postgres:14-alpine
 
 LABEL maintainer="Debezium Community"
-ENV PLUGIN_VERSION=v2.7.0.Final
+ENV PLUGIN_VERSION=v3.0.0.Alpha1
 
 ENV WAL2JSON_COMMIT_ID=wal2json_2_3
 
diff --git a/postgres/14/Dockerfile b/postgres/14/Dockerfile
index 6246c3a8..2b05ec94 100644
--- a/postgres/14/Dockerfile
+++ b/postgres/14/Dockerfile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 FROM postgres:14-bullseye AS build
 
 ARG USE_POSTGIS=true
-ENV PLUGIN_VERSION=v2.7.0.Final
+ENV PLUGIN_VERSION=v3.0.0.Alpha1
 ENV PROTOC_VERSION=1.4
 
 ENV WAL2JSON_COMMIT_ID=wal2json_2_3
diff --git a/postgres/15-alpine/Dockerfile b/postgres/15-alpine/Dockerfile
index 483fcdf3..e3209d27 100644
--- a/postgres/15-alpine/Dockerfile
+++ b/postgres/15-alpine/Dockerfile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 FROM postgres:15-alpine
 
 LABEL maintainer="Debezium Community"
-ENV PLUGIN_VERSION=v2.7.0.Final
+ENV PLUGIN_VERSION=v3.0.0.Alpha1
 
 RUN apk add --no-cache protobuf-c-dev
 
diff --git a/postgres/15/Dockerfile b/postgres/15/Dockerfile
index 35d7fb20..e8c45870 100644
--- a/postgres/15/Dockerfile
+++ b/postgres/15/Dockerfile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 FROM postgres:15-bullseye AS build
 
 ARG USE_POSTGIS=true
-ENV PLUGIN_VERSION=v2.7.0.Final
+ENV PLUGIN_VERSION=v3.0.0.Alpha1
 ENV PROTOC_VERSION=1.4
 
 # Install the packages which will be required to get everything to compile
diff --git a/postgres/16-alpine/Dockerfile b/postgres/16-alpine/Dockerfile
index 6a4a07b4..23376476 100644
--- a/postgres/16-alpine/Dockerfile
+++ b/postgres/16-alpine/Dockerfile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 FROM postgres:16-alpine
 
 LABEL maintainer="Debezium Community"
-ENV PLUGIN_VERSION=v2.7.0.Final
+ENV PLUGIN_VERSION=v3.0.0.Alpha1
 
 RUN apk add --no-cache protobuf-c-dev
 
diff --git a/postgres/16/Dockerfile b/postgres/16/Dockerfile
index c40456f3..818e4a0f 100644
--- a/postgres/16/Dockerfile
+++ b/postgres/16/Dockerfile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 FROM postgres:16-bullseye AS build
 
 ARG USE_POSTGIS=true
-ENV PLUGIN_VERSION=v2.7.0.Final
+ENV PLUGIN_VERSION=v3.0.0.Alpha1
 ENV PROTOC_VERSION=1.4
 
 # Install the packages which will be required to get everything to compile
diff --git a/postgres/9.6-alpine/Dockerfile b/postgres/9.6-alpine/Dockerfile
index 646c661f..888c4b0e 100644
--- a/postgres/9.6-alpine/Dockerfile
+++ b/postgres/9.6-alpine/Dockerfile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 FROM postgres:9.6-alpine
 
 LABEL maintainer="Debezium Community"
-ENV PLUGIN_VERSION=v2.7.0.Final
+ENV PLUGIN_VERSION=v3.0.0.Alpha1
 
 ENV WAL2JSON_COMMIT_ID=92b33c7d7c2fccbeb9f79455dafbc92e87e00ddd
 
diff --git a/postgres/9.6/Dockerfile b/postgres/9.6/Dockerfile
index 8dc77479..554d662e 100644
--- a/postgres/9.6/Dockerfile
+++ b/postgres/9.6/Dockerfile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 FROM postgres:9.6-bullseye AS build
 
 ARG USE_POSTGIS=true
-ENV PLUGIN_VERSION=v2.7.0.Final
+ENV PLUGIN_VERSION=v3.0.0.Alpha1
 ENV PROTOC_VERSION=1.4
 
 ENV WAL2JSON_COMMIT_ID=92b33c7d7c2fccbeb9f79455dafbc92e87e00ddd
diff --git a/server/3.0/Dockerfile b/server/3.0/Dockerfile
index 81af7ecc..f734181f 100644
--- a/server/3.0/Dockerfile
+++ b/server/3.0/Dockerfile
@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@ LABEL maintainer="Debezium Community"
 #
 # Set the version, home directory, and MD5 hash.
 #
-ENV DEBEZIUM_VERSION=2.7.0.Final \
+ENV DEBEZIUM_VERSION=3.0.0.Alpha1 \
     SERVER_HOME=/debezium \
     MAVEN_REPO_CENTRAL="https://repo1.maven.org/maven2"
 ENV SERVER_URL_PATH=io/debezium/debezium-server-dist/$DEBEZIUM_VERSION/debezium-server-dist-$DEBEZIUM_VERSION.tar.gz \
-    SERVER_MD5=4553e999cbc5ca17c74c9d17839a7e44
+    SERVER_MD5=ebb0444979f585c063ed4cb154923cf6
 
 #
 # Create a directory for Debezium Server
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ FROM registry.access.redhat.com/ubi8/openjdk-21
 
 LABEL maintainer="Debezium Community"
 
-ENV DEBEZIUM_VERSION=2.7.0.Final \
+ENV DEBEZIUM_VERSION=3.0.0.Alpha1 \
     SERVER_HOME=/debezium \
     MAVEN_REPO_CENTRAL="https://repo1.maven.org/maven2"
 
diff --git a/ui/3.0/Dockerfile b/ui/3.0/Dockerfile
index 134975a8..540b4047 100644
--- a/ui/3.0/Dockerfile
+++ b/ui/3.0/Dockerfile
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 FROM registry.access.redhat.com/ubi9/ubi-minimal AS builder
 
 ARG JAVA_PACKAGE=java-11-openjdk-devel
-ARG BRANCH=v2.7.0.Final
+ARG BRANCH=v3.0.0.Alpha1
 
 ENV LANG='en_US.UTF-8' \
     LANGUAGE='en_US:en' \