diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 9d3d2cb8d..4fb25ee0c 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.9)
 
 # set the project name and version
-project(CXXGraph VERSION 3.0.0)
+project(CXXGraph VERSION 3.1.0)
 
 configure_file(CXXGraphConfig.h.in ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/include/CXXGraph/CXXGraphConfig.h)
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 30e2008c8..d9930e982 100755
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ If you are interested, please contact us at zigrazor@gmail.com or contribute to
 | :heavy_check_mark: | Release 1.1.0 | May 8, 2023 |
 | :heavy_check_mark: | Stable Release 2.0.0 | Jun 1, 2023 |
 | :heavy_check_mark: | Stable Release 3.0.0 | Nov 3, 2023 |
+| :heavy_check_mark: | Release 3.1.0 | Jan 9, 2023 |
 | :memo: | Introduce Hypergraph [#122](https://github.com/ZigRazor/CXXGraph/issues/122) | TBD |
 | :memo: | Stable Release 4.0.0 | TBD |
 
diff --git a/include/CXXGraph/CXXGraphConfig.h b/include/CXXGraph/CXXGraphConfig.h
index 6ef7f026f..eb3aa8954 100644
--- a/include/CXXGraph/CXXGraphConfig.h
+++ b/include/CXXGraph/CXXGraphConfig.h
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 // the configured options and settings for CXXGraph
 #define CXXGraph_VERSION_MAJOR 3
-#define CXXGraph_VERSION_MINOR 0
+#define CXXGraph_VERSION_MINOR 1
 #define CXXGraph_VERSION_PATCH 0
diff --git a/packaging/deb/CXXGraph/DEBIAN/control b/packaging/deb/CXXGraph/DEBIAN/control
index 96e875583..6b6555c4b 100755
--- a/packaging/deb/CXXGraph/DEBIAN/control
+++ b/packaging/deb/CXXGraph/DEBIAN/control
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Package: CXXGraph
-Version: 0.2.0
+Version: 3.1.0
 Section: custom
 Priority: optional
 Architecture: all