diff --git a/.github/workflows/appinspect.yml b/.github/workflows/appinspect.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..17cb5007a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/appinspect.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+name: Validate SDK with Splunk AppInspect
+on: [ push, workflow_dispatch ]
+
+env:
+  PYTHON_VERSION: 3.13
+  MOCK_APP_PATH: ./tests/system/test_apps/generating_app
+
+jobs:
+  appinspect:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd
+      - uses: ./.github/actions/setup-sdk-environment
+        with:
+          python-version: ${{ env.PYTHON_VERSION }}
+          deps-group: lint
+      - name: Install splunk-appinspect dependencies
+        run: sudo apt-get install -y libmagic1
+      - name: Install packages for the mock app
+        run: |
+          mkdir -p ${{ env.MOCK_APP_PATH }}/bin/lib
+          uv pip install ".[openai, anthropic]" --target ${{ env.MOCK_APP_PATH }}/bin/lib
+      - name: Copy splunklib to a test app and package it as a mock app
+        run: |
+          cd ${{ env.MOCK_APP_PATH }}
+          tar -czf mock_app.tgz --exclude="__pycache__" bin default metadata
+      - name: Validate mock app with splunk-appinspect
+        run: uvx splunk-appinspect inspect ${{ env.MOCK_APP_PATH }}/mock_app.tgz
+          --included-tags cloud
diff --git a/splunklib/__init__.py b/splunklib/__init__.py
index 049193458..a6639738b 100644
--- a/splunklib/__init__.py
+++ b/splunklib/__init__.py
@@ -32,5 +32,5 @@ def setup_logging(
     logging.basicConfig(level=level, format=log_format, datefmt=date_format)
 
 
-__version_info__ = (2, 2, 0, "alpha")
+__version_info__ = (3, 0, 0)
 __version__ = ".".join(map(str, __version_info__))
diff --git a/tests/system/test_apps/cre_app/default/restmap.conf b/tests/system/test_apps/cre_app/default/restmap.conf
index 2d9213910..678892e56 100644
--- a/tests/system/test_apps/cre_app/default/restmap.conf
+++ b/tests/system/test_apps/cre_app/default/restmap.conf
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [script:execute]
-match                 = /execute
-scripttype            = python
-handler               = execute.Handler
-
+match           = /execute
+scripttype      = python
+handler         = execute.Handler
+python.required = 3.13
diff --git a/tests/system/test_apps/eventing_app/default/commands.conf b/tests/system/test_apps/eventing_app/default/commands.conf
index e365c285f..ac7d26d59 100644
--- a/tests/system/test_apps/eventing_app/default/commands.conf
+++ b/tests/system/test_apps/eventing_app/default/commands.conf
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@
 filename = eventingcsc.py
 chunked = true
 python.version = python3
+python.required = 3.13
diff --git a/tests/system/test_apps/generating_app/default/commands.conf b/tests/system/test_apps/generating_app/default/commands.conf
index 1a5d6af82..9dcbc8f3a 100644
--- a/tests/system/test_apps/generating_app/default/commands.conf
+++ b/tests/system/test_apps/generating_app/default/commands.conf
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@
 filename = generatingcsc.py
 chunked = true
 python.version = python3
+python.required = 3.13
diff --git a/tests/system/test_apps/modularinput_app/default/inputs.conf b/tests/system/test_apps/modularinput_app/default/inputs.conf
index 4377e32cf..dc4c9089b 100644
--- a/tests/system/test_apps/modularinput_app/default/inputs.conf
+++ b/tests/system/test_apps/modularinput_app/default/inputs.conf
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 [modularinput]
 python.version = python3
+python.required = 3.13
diff --git a/tests/system/test_apps/reporting_app/default/commands.conf b/tests/system/test_apps/reporting_app/default/commands.conf
index 58a406af8..b992c5d9f 100644
--- a/tests/system/test_apps/reporting_app/default/commands.conf
+++ b/tests/system/test_apps/reporting_app/default/commands.conf
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@
 filename = reportingcsc.py
 chunked = true
 python.version = python3
+python.required = 3.13
diff --git a/tests/system/test_apps/streaming_app/default/commands.conf b/tests/system/test_apps/streaming_app/default/commands.conf
index 49a38a8fa..1c52a5de8 100644
--- a/tests/system/test_apps/streaming_app/default/commands.conf
+++ b/tests/system/test_apps/streaming_app/default/commands.conf
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@
 filename = streamingcsc.py
 chunked = true
 python.version = python3
+python.required = 3.13