diff --git a/.github/workflows/ruby.yml b/.github/workflows/ruby.yml
index aed069b..e0155df 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ruby.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ruby.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 #
 # Created: 15th August 2026
-# Updated: 19th August 2026
+# Updated: 28th August 2026
 #
 
 name: Ruby
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ce639ca..974d769 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 /.bzr/
 /.config/
 /.svn/
-/.vscode/
 /.yardoc/
 
 /_build/
diff --git a/.ruby-version-exclusions b/.ruby-version-exclusions
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a8df221
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.ruby-version-exclusions
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+1.8.7-p375
+1.9.3-p551
diff --git a/.sis/script_info_lines.txt b/.sis/script_info_lines.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7b52e53
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.sis/script_info_lines.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+woad.Ruby - Minimal ANSI terminal colour codes, for Ruby
+Copyright (c) Matthew Wilson, 2026
diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..19efccd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+{
+	"[json]": {
+		"editor.insertSpaces": true,
+		"editor.tabSize": 2,
+	},
+	"[markdown]": {
+		"editor.insertSpaces": true,
+		"editor.tabSize": 2,
+	},
+	"[python]": {
+		"editor.insertSpaces": true,
+		"editor.rulers": [ 60, 76 ],
+		"editor.tabSize": 4,
+	},
+	"[ruby]": {
+		"editor.defaultFormatter": "Shopify.ruby-lsp",
+		"editor.formatOnSave": true,
+		"editor.formatOnType": true,
+		"editor.insertSpaces": true,
+		"editor.rulers": [ 60, 76 ],
+		"editor.semanticHighlighting.enabled": true,
+		"editor.tabSize": 2,
+	},
+	"[shellscript]": {
+		"editor.insertSpaces": true,
+		"editor.rulers": [ 60, 76 ],
+		"editor.tabSize": 2,
+	},
+	"[toml]": {
+		"editor.insertSpaces": false,
+		"editor.tabSize": 2,
+	},
+	"cmake.configureOnOpen": false,
+	"editor.detectIndentation": false,
+	"editor.insertSpaces": false,
+	"editor.renderWhitespace": "all",
+	"editor.rulers": [ 76 ],
+	"editor.tabSize": 2,
+	"files.insertFinalNewline": true,
+	"files.trimTrailingWhitespace": true,
+	"git.mergeEditor": false,
+	"rubyLsp.formatter": "auto",
+}
diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index 7cedbe4..9a9c0fc 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,6 +1,14 @@
 # woad.Ruby - Changes <!-- omit in toc -->
 
 
+## 0.0.3 - 28th August 2026
+
+* updated GitHub Actions checkout references to **v7**;
+* added exclusions for obsolete Ruby versions to **.ruby-version-exclusions**;
+* corrected the **woad** related-project description to include **C++**;
+* retained the Ruby 2.0+ gem requirement and corrected shared project URL metadata;
+
+
 ## 0.0.2 - 19th August 2026
 
 * **EXAMPLES.md** catalog and **examples/print_status**;
diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index 93e5c7c..654a597 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 | Date             | News Item                                                                              |
 | ---------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
+| 28th August 2026 | [**woad.Ruby** 0.0.3](https://github.com/synesissoftware/woad.Ruby/releases/tag/0.0.3) |
 | 20th August 2026 | [**woad.Ruby** 0.0.2](https://github.com/synesissoftware/woad.Ruby/releases/tag/0.0.2) |
 | 15th August 2026 | [**woad.Ruby** 0.0.1](https://github.com/synesissoftware/woad.Ruby/releases/tag/0.0.1) |
 | 15th August 2026 | [**woad.Ruby** 0.0.0](https://github.com/synesissoftware/woad.Ruby/releases/tag/0.0.0) |
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 77e5c2a..a80a8ba 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ Projects that depend on **woad.Ruby**:
 
 ### Related projects
 
-* [**woad**](https://github.com/synesissoftware/woad/) (**C**);
+* [**woad**](https://github.com/synesissoftware/woad/) (**C**, **C++**);
 * [**woad.Python**](https://github.com/synesissoftware/woad.Python/);
 * [**woad.Rust**](https://github.com/synesissoftware/woad.Rust/);
 
diff --git a/lib/woad/version.rb b/lib/woad/version.rb
index ded256d..905ebe7 100644
--- a/lib/woad/version.rb
+++ b/lib/woad/version.rb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 # Purpose:  Version for woad.Ruby library
 #
 # Created:  15th August 2026
-# Updated:  20th August 2026
+# Updated:  28th August 2026
 #
 # Home:     https://github.com/synesissoftware/woad.Ruby
 #
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
 module Woad
 
   # Current version of the woad.Ruby library
-  VERSION           = '0.0.2'
+  VERSION           = '0.0.3'
 
   private
   # @!visibility private
diff --git a/woad.gemspec b/woad.gemspec
index b65ee2d..a5b8778 100644
--- a/woad.gemspec
+++ b/woad.gemspec
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # Purpose:  Gemspec for woad.Ruby library
 #
 # Created:  15th August 2026
-# Updated:  19th August 2026
+# Updated:  28th August 2026
 #
 # ######################################################################## #
 
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ $:.unshift File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), 'lib')
 
 require 'woad/version'
 
+PROJECT_URL = 'https://github.com/synesissoftware/woad.Ruby'
 
 Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
 
@@ -31,16 +32,16 @@ END_DESC
   spec.email        = [
     'matthew@synesis.com.au',
   ]
-  spec.homepage     = 'https://github.com/synesissoftware/woad.Ruby'
+  spec.homepage     = PROJECT_URL
   spec.license      = 'BSD-3-Clause'
 
-  spec.required_ruby_version = [ '>= 2.0' ]
+  spec.required_ruby_version = [ '>= 2.0', '< 5' ]
 
   spec.metadata = {
-    'bug_tracker_uri' => 'https://github.com/synesissoftware/woad.Ruby/issues',
-    'changelog_uri' => 'https://github.com/synesissoftware/woad.Ruby/blob/master/CHANGES.md',
-    'homepage_uri' => 'https://github.com/synesissoftware/woad.Ruby',
-    'source_code_uri' => 'https://github.com/synesissoftware/woad.Ruby',
+    'bug_tracker_uri' => "#{PROJECT_URL}/issues",
+    'changelog_uri' => "#{PROJECT_URL}/blob/master/CHANGES.md",
+    'homepage_uri' => PROJECT_URL,
+    'source_code_uri' => PROJECT_URL,
   }
 
   spec.files = Dir[