diff --git a/.devcontainer/Dockerfile b/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6461ac3b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+FROM continuumio/miniconda3
+
+# Set the working directory
+
+# WORKDIR /workspace
+
+# Install Python
+RUN conda install python -y
+
+# Copy the project files
+# COPY . .
+
+# Install the necessary packages
+
+# RUN pip install .
+
+# Clean up
+RUN conda clean -afy
+
+# Set the default command
+CMD ["bash"]
diff --git a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..04ece7b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+  "name": "AEOLIS Development Container",
+  "build": {
+    "dockerfile": "Dockerfile",
+    "context": ".."
+  }
+}
diff --git a/CITATION.cff b/CITATION.cff
index 958be39f..7f77b222 100644
--- a/CITATION.cff
+++ b/CITATION.cff
@@ -69,5 +69,5 @@ keywords:
   - sediment
 license: GPL-3.0
 commit: 0adaedfc8015f18b3b551bed1dda38d630cd8c95
-version: 3.0.0.rc3
-date-released: '2023-10-18'
+version: 3.0.1
+date-released: '2025-07-11'
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index fef06dae..f6d87982 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ Read our [Contribution Guidelines](CONTRIBUTING.md) to know how you can help to
 
 Please, cite this software as follows:
 
-*de Vries, S., Hallin, C., van IJzendoorn, C., van Westen, B., Cohn, N., Strypsteen, G., Skaden, J., Agrawal, N., & Garcia Alvarez, M. (2023). AeoLiS (Version 3.0.0.rc2) [Computer software]. https://github.com/openearth/aeolis-python*
+*de Vries, S., Hallin, C., van IJzendoorn, C., van Westen, B., Cohn, N., Strypsteen, G., Skaden, J., Agrawal, N., & Garcia Alvarez, M. (2023). AeoLiS (Version 3.0.1) [Computer software]. https://github.com/openearth/aeolis-python*
 
 ## Acknowlegdements
 
diff --git a/aeolis/vegetation.py b/aeolis/vegetation.py
index 809c6a86..f8afd0f0 100644
--- a/aeolis/vegetation.py
+++ b/aeolis/vegetation.py
@@ -28,23 +28,13 @@
 import logging
 from scipy import ndimage, misc
 import numpy as np
-import math
-#import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
 from aeolis.wind import *
 import aeolis.rotation
 
 # package modules
 import aeolis.wind
-#from aeolis.utils import *
 
 import numpy as np
-from scipy.integrate import quad
-from scipy.integrate import romberg
-from scipy.optimize import root_scalar
-from scipy.signal import convolve
-from scipy.special import sici
-from scipy.special import erfi
-import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
 
 # initialize logger
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
diff --git a/aeolis/wind.py b/aeolis/wind.py
index 0ea51ffc..43ad78a2 100644
--- a/aeolis/wind.py
+++ b/aeolis/wind.py
@@ -28,18 +28,9 @@
 
 import numpy as np
 import logging
-import operator
-#import scipy.special
-#import scipy.interpolate
-from scipy import ndimage, misc
-import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
-from scipy.integrate import quad
-from scipy.integrate import romberg
+
+from scipy import ndimage
 from scipy.optimize import root_scalar
-from scipy.signal import convolve
-from scipy.special import sici
-from scipy.special import erfi
-from scipy.interpolate import griddata
 
 
 # package modules
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 8e7782e4..297f1c27 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ exclude = [
 
 [project]
 name = "aeolis"
-version = "3.0.0.rc3"
+version = "3.0.1"
 authors = [
   { name="Sierd de Vries", email="sierd.devries@tudelft.nl" },
 ]
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ dependencies = [
   "bmi-python",
   "netCDF4",
   "scipy",
-  "numpy<1.24,>=1.18",
+  "numpy",
   "matplotlib",
   "numba",
 ]