diff --git a/docs/changelog.md b/docs/changelog.md
index c7d3a6a51cd91607c778913fe03f2e8870a43869..500914b2b203c2c0ea840ad248b29112f5edc51c 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.md
+++ b/docs/changelog.md
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 # Change log
 
-## v3.0.2 (06-7-2026)
+## v3.0.3 (07-7-2026)
+- removed utc_cutoff from the UTCSettings class, as it is no longer used in the ThermoGIS Java code.
+
+## v3.0.2 (07-7-2026)
 - Fix installation issues for macOS users with a silicon chip.
 - Add pydantic to project dependencies
 
diff --git a/examples/03_example_utc_properties.ipynb b/examples/03_example_utc_properties.ipynb
index 0c52d912f582d6ac964f54d218f8d83b765572e7..1cd0bb4271507d24895b6fde47efe6fb3f6fcdae 100644
--- a/examples/03_example_utc_properties.ipynb
+++ b/examples/03_example_utc_properties.ipynb
@@ -76,7 +76,6 @@
     "    min_production_temp=70,\n",
     "    max_cooling_temperature_range=40,\n",
     "    load_hours=8760,\n",
-    "    utc_cutoff=10,\n",
     ")"
    ],
    "outputs": [],
diff --git a/examples/10_example_energyconversion_HP.ipynb b/examples/10_example_energyconversion_HP.ipynb
index 2a4816f1506fc77c8cbfd975745c46437a92df54..93dde55c5d424ccfc32702f12f08950c1cc1c1c2 100644
--- a/examples/10_example_energyconversion_HP.ipynb
+++ b/examples/10_example_energyconversion_HP.ipynb
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@
     "    goal_temperature=90,\n",
     "    dh_return_temp=50,\n",
     "    use_kestin_viscosity=True,\n",
-    "    utc_cutoff=6.0,\n",
     ")"
    ]
   },
diff --git a/examples/11_example_energyconversion_chill.ipynb b/examples/11_example_energyconversion_chill.ipynb
index 0c8923934d835b92e37337d38a0314599272e01b..cfbd3379904d3dee98cf473a161ea5b3c4144174 100644
--- a/examples/11_example_energyconversion_chill.ipynb
+++ b/examples/11_example_energyconversion_chill.ipynb
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@
     "    dh_return_temp=60,\n",
     "    load_hours=8760,\n",
     "    use_kestin_viscosity=True,\n",
-    "    utc_cutoff=10,\n",
     ")"
    ]
   },
diff --git a/examples/12_example_energyconversion_ORC.ipynb b/examples/12_example_energyconversion_ORC.ipynb
index a6d4501956116e1af0a23660284f78412ab14a2f..d4766b76903a156c3972bbc65653252ae3fb8e16 100644
--- a/examples/12_example_energyconversion_ORC.ipynb
+++ b/examples/12_example_energyconversion_ORC.ipynb
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@
     "    dh_return_temp=60,\n",
     "    load_hours=8760,\n",
     "    use_kestin_viscosity=True,\n",
-    "    utc_cutoff=25,\n",
     ")"
    ],
    "outputs": [],
diff --git a/pixi.lock b/pixi.lock
index c41574f3160269d9211770ac29833fad23ae9e74..60b3f6d51308837932e0158b801f8bb8898e9326 100644
--- a/pixi.lock
+++ b/pixi.lock
@@ -6729,8 +6729,8 @@ packages:
   timestamp: 1740946648058
 - pypi: ./
   name: pythermogis
-  version: 3.0.1
-  sha256: ea171e7f4d81cfaacee0ed91c6a71bddf3a1e9b1e45d0e67383f36741d9c1560
+  version: 3.0.2
+  sha256: f8e2e1046fc4aad663d8b637967c5cd2a98e80d6a38383b7bdc77ff7bf4ba873
   requires_dist:
   - jpype1>=1.5.2,<2
   - xarray==2024.9.0.*
@@ -6739,6 +6739,7 @@ packages:
   - pygridsio>=1.0,<2.0
   - dask>=2025.5.1,<2026
   - install-jdk==1.1.0
+  - pydantic>=2.12.5,<3
   requires_python: '>=3.11'
   editable: true
 - conda: https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge/linux-64/python-3.13.3-hf636f53_101_cp313.conda
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index cac1b362bd7aeeefe2031f1f0729d1d3116c322a..5c7ee4beb050fb01f6c721607f44652669bde981 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "pythermogis"
-version = "3.0.2"
+version = "3.0.3"
 description = "This repository is used as a python API for the ThermoGIS Doublet simulations"
 authors = [
     { name = "Hen Brett", email = "hen.brett@tno.nl" },