diff --git a/1000g/1000g_plugin.py b/1000g/1000g_plugin.py
index 100f213..ed28056 100644
--- a/1000g/1000g_plugin.py
+++ b/1000g/1000g_plugin.py
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-import pysam
-
 from plugin_system.plugins.base_plugin import BasePlugin
 from plugin_system.utils import (
     load_dict,
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index abf495e..2880109 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ setuptools
 
 # for cohort allele frequency generation
 firecloud
+ga4gh.va_spec~=0.2.0a0
 pandas
 vrsix==0.1.1
-
-# TODO: use actual version with merge of PR
-ga4gh.va_spec @ git+https://github.com/ga4gh/va-spec-python.git@2ea827ee9179262094e9f4cdba0876a6a389a54c#egg=ga4gh.va_spec
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 4741c5f..510c932 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 
     # Versions should comply with PEP 440:
     # https://packaging.python.org/en/latest/single_source_version.html
-    version='0.2.0rc5',  # Required
+    version='0.3.0',  # Required
 
     # This is a one-line description or tagline of what your project does. This
     # corresponds to the "Summary" metadata field: