diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index f460f62..ea2f2b4 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+Version 1.3.1
+-------------
+    * ar: skip symbol tables when reading BSD-variant ar archives (#39)
+
 Version 1.3.0
 -------------
     * zip: change temporary output file pattern from `jarcat-*` to `arcat-*` (#36)
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index f0bb29e..3a3cd8c 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.3.0
+1.3.1