diff --git a/src/conf.py b/src/conf.py
index bcd1ddc5..3f7996ac 100644
--- a/src/conf.py
+++ b/src/conf.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 
 # should be over-written using rebar-inherited settings
 version = "3.1"
-release = "3.1.0"
+release = "3.1.1"
 
 project = u"Apache CouchDB\u00ae"