diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index 4fc52fd66..a4cf5a077 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# HEAD
+# 3.1.0
 
 ### Bug fixes
 
diff --git a/lib/shoulda/matchers/version.rb b/lib/shoulda/matchers/version.rb
index 2c594e7e4..be6d01b70 100644
--- a/lib/shoulda/matchers/version.rb
+++ b/lib/shoulda/matchers/version.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module Shoulda
   module Matchers
     # @private
-    VERSION = '3.0.1'.freeze
+    VERSION = '3.1.0'.freeze
   end
 end