diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0be5341..b8c3ff7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -586,7 +586,14 @@ erlc -pa lager/ebin +'{parse_transform, lager_transform}' +'{lager_truncation_si
 
 3.x Changelog
 -------------
+3.1.0 - 27 January 2016
+
+    * Feature: API calls to a rotate handler, sink or all.  This change
+      introduces a new `rotate` message for 3rd party lager backends; that's
+      why this is released as a new minor version number. (#311)
+
 3.0.3 - 27 January 2016
+
     * Feature: Pretty printer for human readable stack traces (#298)
     * Feature: Make error reformatting optional (#305)
     * Feature: Optional and explicit sink for error_logger messages (#303)
diff --git a/src/lager.app.src b/src/lager.app.src
index 2b4d286..485f865 100644
--- a/src/lager.app.src
+++ b/src/lager.app.src
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 {application, lager,
  [
   {description, "Erlang logging framework"},
-  {vsn, "3.0.3"},
+  {vsn, "3.1.0"},
   {modules, []},
   {applications, [
                   kernel,