diff --git a/NEWS.txt b/NEWS.txt
index d41384b2ba..e296544dd2 100644
--- a/NEWS.txt
+++ b/NEWS.txt
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ restore snapshots created with the previous major version using the
 'sstableloader' tool. You can upgrade the file format of your snapshots
 using the provided 'sstableupgrade' tool.
 
-3.0.1
+3.1
 =====
 
 Upgrading
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 706714a803..0714269ab8 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+cassandra (3.1) unstable; urgency=medium
+
+  * New release
+
+ -- Jake Luciani <jake@apache.org>  Fri, 04 Dec 2015 16:00:04 -0500
+
 cassandra (3.0.0) unstable; urgency=medium
 
   * New release