diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1f3cc8d..7d55300 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ Colored-quad tile-grid renderer + tag-driven entity-render. Reads
 `lib-core.maps`'s tilemap (v0.1: `draw_map`), and `lib-core.composition`'s
 tag-index (v0.2: `draw_entities`).
 
-**Version:** 0.2.0
+**Version:** 0.3.0
 **Lib-ID:** lib-core.render
-**Requires:** lib-core.maps v>=0.5.7, lib-core.composition v>=0.1.0
+**Requires:** lib-core.maps v>=0.5.7, lib-core.composition v>=0.3.0
 **Tags:** render, tiles, draw, colored-quads, entities
 
 ## Topology
@@ -62,7 +62,10 @@ Three sprite-property paths are tried per entity, in order:
 
 1. **`sprite_atlas` (string, atlas-texture-path) + `sprite_uv.{x,y,w,h}`
    (numbers)** — renders the sub-rectangle of the atlas via
-   `engine.render.draw_sprite_transform`. Atlas textures are loaded
+   `engine.render.draw_sprite_transform`. Optional `sprite_scale`
+   (number, default 1.0) scales the rendered quad uniformly around its
+   visual center; useful when a sprite-atlas's native pixel size
+   doesn't match the project tile-scale. Atlas textures are loaded
    once and cached internally on first use; no eviction.
 2. **`sprite_color` (uint32 0xRRGGBBAA) + `sprite_w` + `sprite_h`
    (numbers)** — renders a colored rect via `engine.render.draw_rect`.
@@ -96,6 +99,14 @@ end
 
 ## CHANGELOG
 
+### v0.3.0 (2026-06-20)
+- Added optional `sprite_scale` (number) on path (1). Defaults to 1.0
+  when absent — v0.2.0 consumers unchanged. Lets templates whose
+  native sprite resolution doesn't match the project tile-scale
+  rescale at render time without re-baking the atlas.
+- Composition dep tightened to v0.3.0 (matches current sibling-tree
+  state; no API impact, just resolution-correctness).
+
 ### v0.2.0 (Phase A.2 — 2026-06-09)
 - Added `draw_entities(filter)` tag-driven entity-render. Two sprite-
   property paths (`sprite_atlas`+`sprite_uv` / `sprite_color`+`sprite_w`+
diff --git a/init.lua b/init.lua
index 2b11e26..2a4b089 100644
--- a/init.lua
+++ b/init.lua
@@ -1,8 +1,17 @@
 -- =====================================================================
--- lib-core.render v0.2.0 — Tile-Grid + Entity Rendering
+-- lib-core.render v0.3.0 — Tile-Grid + Entity Rendering
 -- See: meta/docs/superpowers/specs/2026-05-09-p0-lib-render-design.md
 --      meta/docs/superpowers/specs/2026-06-09-phase-A-...
 --
+-- v0.3.0 additions:
+--   - draw_entities path (1) reads optional `sprite_scale` (number,
+--     default 1.0); applied uniformly as scaleX/scaleY in
+--     draw_sprite_transform. Lets templates whose native sprite size
+--     doesn't match the project tile-scale (e.g. TC_Basics 600×300
+--     bed at 64 px = 0.5 m) scale down without per-entity baker
+--     re-runs or render-time hacks. Default 1.0 preserves v0.2.0
+--     behaviour for unset consumers.
+--
 -- v0.2.0 additions:
 --   - draw_entities(filter) — tag-based entity-render via composition.
 --     Supports two sprite-property paths and a fallback:
@@ -124,9 +133,14 @@ function M.draw_entities(filter)
                 local uvh = get_num(e, "sprite_uv.h")
                 if uvx and uvy and uvw and uvh then
                     local tex = load_atlas(atlas)
-                    -- position is visual-center: origin = uv center
+                    -- v0.3.0: optional sprite_scale; default 1.0 keeps
+                    -- v0.2.0 behaviour for entities that don't set it.
+                    local s = get_num(e, "sprite_scale") or 1.0
+                    -- position is visual-center: origin = uv center.
+                    -- Origin stays in source-uv coords (pre-scale), so
+                    -- draw_sprite_transform applies scale around it.
                     engine.render.draw_sprite_transform(
-                        tex, px, py, 0, 1, 1, uvw / 2, uvh / 2,
+                        tex, px, py, 0, s, s, uvw / 2, uvh / 2,
                         0xFFFFFFFF, uvx, uvy, uvw, uvh)
                     count = count + 1
                 end
diff --git a/manifest.lib b/manifest.lib
index e281df1..8fee041 100644
--- a/manifest.lib
+++ b/manifest.lib
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{"id":"lib-core.render","version":"0.2.0","api_min":"0.1","deps":[{"id":"lib-core.maps","version":"0.5.7"},{"id":"lib-core.composition","version":"0.3.0"}]}
+{"id":"lib-core.render","version":"0.3.0","api_min":"0.1","deps":[{"id":"lib-core.maps","version":"0.5.7"},{"id":"lib-core.composition","version":"0.3.0"}]}