diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 7396cef13..a75a7774b 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -15,6 +15,6 @@
   "tools/flagd-http-connector": "0.0.4",
   "tools/flagd-api": "0.1.0",
   "tools/flagd-api-testkit": "0.2.1",
-  "tools/flagd-core": "0.1.0",
+  "tools/flagd-core": "0.2.0",
   ".": "1.0.0"
 }
diff --git a/tools/flagd-core/CHANGELOG.md b/tools/flagd-core/CHANGELOG.md
index ad28080b7..c5517ebb0 100644
--- a/tools/flagd-core/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/tools/flagd-core/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,22 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.2.0](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk-contrib/compare/dev.openfeature.contrib.tools.flagdcore-v0.1.0...dev.openfeature.contrib.tools.flagdcore-v0.2.0) (2026-04-01)
+
+
+### ⚠ BREAKING CHANGES
+
+* fractional bucketing improvements ([#1740](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk-contrib/issues/1740))
+
+### 🐛 Bug Fixes
+
+* testkit dep hierarchy ([df3aa5b](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk-contrib/commit/df3aa5b61dbac91e9d8932a6ff25071500c5dd57))
+
+
+### ✨ New Features
+
+* add flagd-api-testkit module ([#1742](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk-contrib/issues/1742)) ([20e7181](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk-contrib/commit/20e71814c5d007a25ffe0fc2cf3f8ebe442e1eb1))
+* fractional bucketing improvements ([#1740](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk-contrib/issues/1740)) ([0f0c440](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk-contrib/commit/0f0c44057c99840bb45c6e4f4d6dc135362f9329))
+
 ## [0.1.0](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk-contrib/compare/dev.openfeature.contrib.tools.flagdcore-v0.0.2...dev.openfeature.contrib.tools.flagdcore-v0.1.0) (2026-03-11)
 
 
diff --git a/tools/flagd-core/README.md b/tools/flagd-core/README.md
index 804cf1dbe..9eeed8795 100644
--- a/tools/flagd-core/README.md
+++ b/tools/flagd-core/README.md
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ ProviderEvaluation<Boolean> result = core.resolveBooleanValue("myBoolFlag", eval
 <dependency>
     <groupId>dev.openfeature.contrib.tools</groupId>
     <artifactId>flagd-core</artifactId>
-    <version>0.1.0</version> <!--x-release-please-version -->
+    <version>0.2.0</version> <!--x-release-please-version -->
 </dependency>
 ```
 
diff --git a/tools/flagd-core/pom.xml b/tools/flagd-core/pom.xml
index 8a5576340..b3cd2afbb 100644
--- a/tools/flagd-core/pom.xml
+++ b/tools/flagd-core/pom.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     </parent>
     <groupId>dev.openfeature.contrib.tools</groupId>
     <artifactId>flagd-core</artifactId>
-    <version>0.1.0</version> <!--x-release-please-version -->
+    <version>0.2.0</version> <!--x-release-please-version -->
 
     <properties>
         <module-name>${groupId}.flagdcore</module-name>
diff --git a/tools/flagd-core/version.txt b/tools/flagd-core/version.txt
index 6e8bf73aa..0ea3a944b 100644
--- a/tools/flagd-core/version.txt
+++ b/tools/flagd-core/version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.1.0
+0.2.0