diff --git a/ChangeLog.5 b/ChangeLog.5
index ae08fd2b2fe..995941d6a3e 100644
--- a/ChangeLog.5
+++ b/ChangeLog.5
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2026-08-24  Sean Whitton  <spwhitton@spwhitton.name>
+
+	* Version 31.1 released.
+
 2026-08-17  Sean Whitton  <spwhitton@spwhitton.name>
 
 	* doc/misc/efaq.texi (New in Emacs 31): New node.
diff --git a/etc/HISTORY b/etc/HISTORY
index 5758d5853d5..0595bd6e1ee 100644
--- a/etc/HISTORY
+++ b/etc/HISTORY
@@ -243,6 +243,8 @@ GNU Emacs 30.1 (2025-02-23) emacs-30.1
 
 GNU Emacs 30.2 (2025-08-14) emacs-30.2
 
+GNU Emacs 31.1 (2026-08-24) emacs-31.1
+
 
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