diff --git a/DESCRIPTION b/DESCRIPTION
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@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Package: odbc
 Title: Connect to ODBC Compatible Databases (using the DBI
     Interface)
-Version: 1.3.0.9000
+Version: 1.3.1
 Authors@R: 
     c(person(given = "Jim",
              family = "Hester",
diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
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-# odbc (development version)
+# odbc 1.3.1
 
 * Fixed warnings about anonymous unions (@detule, #440)
 * Fixed `invalid descriptor` issues when retrieving results from SQL Server +