diff --git a/RELEASENOTES.md b/RELEASENOTES.md
index 4c43193..b9ae508 100644
--- a/RELEASENOTES.md
+++ b/RELEASENOTES.md
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 # Release notes for django-councilmatic
 
+## Version 3.1
+
+_Changes_
+
+Loosens request dependency.
+
+**Release date:** 02-09-2023
+
 ## Version 3.0
 
 _Changes_
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index f64b318..ef95ccb 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 setup(
     name="django-councilmatic",
     python_requires=">=3.6",
-    version="3.0",
+    version="3.1",
     packages=find_packages(exclude=("tests",)),
     include_package_data=True,
     license="MIT License",  # example license