diff --git a/RELEASE.md b/RELEASE.md
index 432fb27..9e4e778 100644
--- a/RELEASE.md
+++ b/RELEASE.md
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@ GUsb Release Notes
 
 Write `NEWS` entries for GUsb in the same format as usual.
 
-    git shortlog gusb_0_2_11.. | grep -i -v trivial | grep -v Merge > NEWS.new
+    git shortlog gusb_0_3_0.. | grep -i -v trivial | grep -v Merge > NEWS.new
     =================================================
-    Version 0.2.12
-    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-    Released: 2017-xx-xx
+    Version 0.3.1
+    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+    Released: 2018-xx-xx
 
     Notes:
 
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@ Write `NEWS` entries for GUsb in the same format as usual.
 Update library version if new ABI or API in `meson.build`, commit, and build tarball:
 
     # MAKE SURE THIS IS CORRECT
-    export release_ver="0.2.12"
+    export release_ver="0.3.1"
 
-    git commit -a -m "Release version ${release_ver"
+    git commit -a -m "Release version ${release_ver}"
     git tag -s -f -m "Release ${release_ver}" "${release_ver}"
     <gpg password>
     ninja dist
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index df91c25..c6f16c1 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 project('libgusb', 'c',
-  version : '0.3.0',
+  version : '0.3.1',
   license : 'LGPL-2.1+',
   meson_version : '>=0.37.0',
   default_options : ['c_std=c99']