diff --git a/README.adoc b/README.adoc
index 45a8854..6619279 100644
--- a/README.adoc
+++ b/README.adoc
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 :project-name:    json-lib
 :project-group:   org.kordamp.json
 :project-artifactId: json-lib-core
-:project-version: 3.0.3
+:project-version: 3.1.0
 
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diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 8dbae45..fd2a018 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-3.1.0-SNAPSHOT
+3.1.0