diff --git a/delivery/__init__.py b/delivery/__init__.py
index 041e628..528787c 100644
--- a/delivery/__init__.py
+++ b/delivery/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "2.6.3"
+__version__ = "3.0.0"
diff --git a/delivery/handlers/delivery_handlers.py b/delivery/handlers/delivery_handlers.py
index 1bc9614..4237a1b 100644
--- a/delivery/handlers/delivery_handlers.py
+++ b/delivery/handlers/delivery_handlers.py
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ def initialize(self, **kwargs):
     def post(self, staging_id):
         required_members = [
                 "delivery_project_id",
-                "ngi_project_name",
                 "auth_token",
                 ]
         request_data = self.body_as_object(required_members=required_members)