diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 05919ab..5f7d56c 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -4,10 +4,11 @@ parsee*
 parsee
 *.swp
 .*
-data
-data/*
+data*
+data*/*
 Makefile
 configure
+gmon.out
 
 tools/out
 tools/out/*
@@ -24,3 +25,4 @@ tags
 !.forgejo
 !.forgejo/*
 !.forgejo/**
+
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5999d7f..04358d7 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -13,6 +13,19 @@ commit done between releases.
 *There is currently no beta releases of Parsee*
 
 ## Alpha
+
+### v0.3.0[lunar-rainbow] <XX/XX/2025>
+This is the first release of 2025!
+TBD
+#### New things
+- Allow admins to remove users from the nofly list.
+- Parsee can now access the homeserver/component locally (rather than over the network)
+- The endpoint for media has been changed to '/media/[SERV]/[ID]?hmac=...'
+- Add parsee-plumb tool to manage plumbing from outside Parsee if it is not running.
+#### Bugfixes
+- Fix potential infinite loops when processing some messages.
+- Parsee now handles pinging puppets from Matrix more sanely.
+
 ### v0.2.0[star-of-hope] <8/11/2024>
 Fixes some media metadata things, replaces the build system,
 tries out avatar support some more, MUC contexts, and speeds 
diff --git a/build.conf b/build.conf
index 9ebf253..a2e17c1 100644
--- a/build.conf
+++ b/build.conf
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-CODE=star-of-hope
+CODE=lunar-rainbow
 NAME=Parsee
-VERSION=0.2.0
+VERSION=0.3.0
 BINARY=parsee
 SOURCE=src
 INCLUDES=src/include
diff --git a/src/Main.c b/src/Main.c
index 3e740ed..f596126 100644
--- a/src/Main.c
+++ b/src/Main.c
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ ParseeCheckMatrix(void *datp)
 {
     static volatile uint64_t streak = 0;
     ParseeData *data = datp;
-    if (!ASPing(data->config))
+    if (data->config->accept_pings && !ASPing(data->config))
     {
         Log(LOG_ERR, "Cannot reach '%s' properly...", data->config->homeserver_host);
         if (++streak == 10)
diff --git a/src/Parsee/Config.c b/src/Parsee/Config.c
index 46a391f..fa4b96e 100644
--- a/src/Parsee/Config.c
+++ b/src/Parsee/Config.c
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ ParseeConfigLoad(char *conf)
     CopyToStr(homeserver_host, "hs_host");
     CopyToInt(homeserver_port, "hs_port");
     CopyToBool(homeserver_tls, "hs_tls");
+    CopyToBool(homeserver_tls, "accept_pings");
     if (!HashMapGet(json, "hs_tls"))
     {
         config->homeserver_tls = true;
diff --git a/src/include/Parsee.h b/src/include/Parsee.h
index 92aacec..5726286 100644
--- a/src/include/Parsee.h
+++ b/src/include/Parsee.h
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ typedef struct ParseeConfig {
     int     homeserver_port;
     int     homeserver_tls;
 
+    bool    accept_pings;
+
 
     /* ------- JABBER -------- */
     char *component_addr;