diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e5ad6ae..3f24c51 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,17 @@ Format: [Keep a Changelog 1.1.0](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.1.0/) — versi
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+---
+
+## [3.1.0] — 2026-05-25
+
+A single-day UX polish + bug-fix release. Nine commits worth of
+work, focused on the main "My Notes" admin page: stripping out
+years of layout debt, tightening the menu structure, removing
+duplicates, and adding the per-user persistent dismissal of the
+empty-state notice. No data migration required; storage model
+unchanged (notes still live in `wp_options`).
+
 ### Removed — Tools → My Notes shortcut (with backward-compatible redirect)
 The "Tools → My Notes" admin menu shortcut has been removed. It
 routed to a separate bare-bones form at `?page=wp-notes-create`
diff --git a/wp-notes.php b/wp-notes.php
index d20ff1c..3223fe6 100644
--- a/wp-notes.php
+++ b/wp-notes.php
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  * Plugin Name: A-WP-Notes
  * Plugin URI: https://icanhelp.ie/wp-notes
  * Description: A plugin to add your notes to the WordPress dashboard with import/export functionality
- * Version: 3.0.2
+ * Version: 3.1.0
  * Requires at least: 5.0
  * Requires PHP: 7.2
  * Author: IR240474
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ if (!isset($wp_notes_init)) {
     $wp_notes_init = true;
     
     // Plugin Constants
-    if (!defined('WP_NOTES_VERSION')) define('WP_NOTES_VERSION', '3.0.2');
+    if (!defined('WP_NOTES_VERSION')) define('WP_NOTES_VERSION', '3.1.0');
     if (!defined('WP_NOTES_FILE')) define('WP_NOTES_FILE', __FILE__);
     if (!defined('WP_NOTES_PATH')) define('WP_NOTES_PATH', plugin_dir_path(__FILE__));
     if (!defined('WP_NOTES_URL')) define('WP_NOTES_URL', plugin_dir_url(__FILE__));