diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,16 @@
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [0.3.0.0] - 2026-08-14
+
+### Changed
+
+- Major version bump for the following dependencies' upper version bounds:
+  - `aeson`
+  - `atelier-core`
+  - `hasql-pool`
+  - `time`
+
 ## [0.2.0.0] - 2026-08-13
 
 ### Changed
diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
--- a/LICENSE
+++ b/LICENSE
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 MIT License
 
-Copyright (c) 2025 Christian Georgii
+Copyright (c) 2026 Tweag
 
 Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
 of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -4,13 +4,9 @@
 
 ## Overview
 
-`atelier-db` exposes database access as a first-class effect so queries can be interpreted, mocked, and composed alongside the rest of your application's effects.
-
-| Module | Purpose |
-|---|---|
-| `Atelier.Effects.DB` | The `DB` effect and its interpreters |
-| `Atelier.Effects.DB.Config` | Connection configuration |
-| `Atelier.Effects.DB.Rel8` | Rel8 query helpers over the `DB` effect |
+`atelier-db` exposes database access as a first-class effect so queries can be
+interpreted, mocked, and composed alongside the rest of your application's
+effects.
 
 ## Part of atelier
 
@@ -18,6 +14,7 @@
 - [`atelier-core`](https://github.com/tweag/tricorder/tree/main/atelier-core) — foundational effects and utilities
 - [`atelier-db`](https://github.com/tweag/tricorder/tree/main/atelier-db) — this package
 - [`atelier-testing`](https://github.com/tweag/tricorder/tree/main/atelier-testing) — database-backed test utilities
+- [`atelier-monitoring`](https://github.com/tweag/tricorder/tree/main/atelier-monitoring) - observability and monitoring effects and utilities
 
 ## License
 
diff --git a/atelier-db.cabal b/atelier-db.cabal
--- a/atelier-db.cabal
+++ b/atelier-db.cabal
@@ -5,14 +5,14 @@
 -- see: https://github.com/sol/hpack
 
 name:           atelier-db
-version:        0.2.0.0
+version:        0.3.0.0
 synopsis:       Relational database effect for atelier (Hasql/Rel8)
 description:    Relational database access via Hasql and Rel8, exposed as an Effectful effect — part of the atelier toolkit.
 category:       Database
 homepage:       https://github.com/tweag/tricorder#readme
 bug-reports:    https://github.com/tweag/tricorder/issues
-author:         Christian Georgii
-maintainer:     christian.georgii@tweag.io
+author:         Victor Nascimento Bakke
+maintainer:     victor.bakke@tweag.io
 license:        MIT
 license-file:   LICENSE
 build-type:     Simple
@@ -59,8 +59,9 @@
       TypeFamilies
   ghc-options: -Weverything -Wno-unsafe -Wno-missing-safe-haskell-mode -Wno-monomorphism-restriction -Wno-missing-kind-signatures -Wno-missing-local-signatures -Wno-missing-import-lists -Wno-implicit-prelude -Wno-unticked-promoted-constructors -Wno-unused-packages -Wno-all-missed-specialisations -Wno-missed-specialisations -fplugin=Effectful.Plugin -threaded
   build-depends:
-      aeson ==2.2.*
-    , atelier-core ==0.3.*
+      aeson >=2.2 && <2.4
+    , atelier-core >=0.3 && <0.5
+    , atelier-monitoring ==0.1.*
     , atelier-prelude >=0.1 && <0.3
     , base >=4.18 && <4.23
     , bytestring >=0.11 && <0.13
@@ -71,11 +72,11 @@
     , effectful-plugin >=2.0 && <2.2
     , effectful-th ==1.0.*
     , hasql >=1.9 && <1.11
-    , hasql-pool ==1.3.*
+    , hasql-pool >=1.3 && <1.5
     , hasql-transaction ==1.2.*
     , rel8 ==1.7.*
     , text ==2.1.*
-    , time >=1.12 && <1.16
+    , time >=1.12 && <1.17
   mixins:
       base hiding (Prelude)
   default-language: GHC2021
diff --git a/src/Atelier/Effects/DB.hs b/src/Atelier/Effects/DB.hs
--- a/src/Atelier/Effects/DB.hs
+++ b/src/Atelier/Effects/DB.hs
@@ -18,7 +18,13 @@
 where
 
 import Atelier.Effects.Monitoring.Metrics (Metrics, counterInc, withHistogramTiming)
-import Atelier.Effects.Monitoring.Tracing (SpanStatus (..), Tracing, addAttribute, setStatus, withSpan)
+import Atelier.Effects.Monitoring.Tracing
+    ( SpanStatus (..)
+    , Tracing
+    , addAttribute
+    , setStatus
+    , withSpan
+    )
 import Effectful (Effect, IOE)
 import Effectful.Dispatch.Dynamic (interpretWith_)
 import Effectful.Error.Static (Error, throwError)