diff --git a/README b/README
index 1d083456b6..7fe2c18467 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-This is hdf5-1.3.0 released on Thu Aug  5 09:17:11 EDT 1999
+This is hdf5-1.3.1 currently under development
 Please refer to the INSTALL file for installation instructions.
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diff --git a/src/H5public.h b/src/H5public.h
index 0a0321bfeb..dadd5b0d03 100644
--- a/src/H5public.h
+++ b/src/H5public.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ static char             RcsId[] = "@(#)$Revision$";
 /* Version numbers */
 #define H5_VERS_MAJOR	1       /* For major interface/format changes  	     */
 #define H5_VERS_MINOR	3       /* For minor interface/format changes  	     */
-#define H5_VERS_RELEASE	0      /* For tweaks, bug-fixes, or development     */
+#define H5_VERS_RELEASE	1      /* For tweaks, bug-fixes, or development     */
 
 #define H5check()	H5check_version(H5_VERS_MAJOR,H5_VERS_MINOR,	      \
 				        H5_VERS_RELEASE)