diff --git a/README b/README
index f782f00d..c7215ab1 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ Author: Uwe Tews
 
 AN INTRODUCTION TO SMARTY 3
 
+NOTICE FOR 3.1 release:
+
+Please see the SMARTY_3.1_NOTES.txt file that comes with the distribution.
+
 NOTICE for 3.0.5 release:
 
 Smarty now follows the PHP error_reporting level by default. If PHP does not mask E_NOTICE and you try to access an unset template variable, you will now get an E_NOTICE warning. To revert to the old behavior:
diff --git a/change_log.txt b/change_log.txt
index 2864cb06..b58479f3 100644
--- a/change_log.txt
+++ b/change_log.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-===== Smarty 3.1-DEV  =====
+===== Smarty 3.1  =====
 15/09/2011
 - optimization of {foreach}; call internal _count() method only when "total" or "last" {foreach} properties are used