diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 68efa973..3bac123c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+### 3.1.0 (2020-08-14)
+
+* backport fix for LOC change to use https for API
+
 ### 3.0.0 (2018-11-19)
 
 * remove agrovoc linked data configuration
diff --git a/lib/qa/version.rb b/lib/qa/version.rb
index e1459a7b..bf3f8e07 100644
--- a/lib/qa/version.rb
+++ b/lib/qa/version.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 module Qa
-  VERSION = "3.0.0".freeze
+  VERSION = "3.1.0".freeze
 end