diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index c1d44df3..38bf00c1 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+Version 1.3.1b
+--------------
+    - bug fix, recovered missing _syntax_error function
+
 Version 1.3.1
 -------------
     - document first, last, index_prev, index_next (Monte)
diff --git a/Smarty.addons.php b/Smarty.addons.php
index 99235814..7c545da9 100644
--- a/Smarty.addons.php
+++ b/Smarty.addons.php
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * File:        Smarty.addons.php
  * Author:      Monte Ohrt <monte@ispi.net>
  *              Andrei Zmievski <andrei@ispi.net>
- * Version:     1.3.1
+ * Version:     1.3.1b
  * Copyright:   2001 ispi of Lincoln, Inc.
  *
  * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
diff --git a/Smarty.class.php b/Smarty.class.php
index 02ae0dd1..e69bff4f 100644
--- a/Smarty.class.php
+++ b/Smarty.class.php
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  * Author:      Monte Ohrt <monte@ispi.net>
  *              Andrei Zmievski <andrei@ispi.net>
  *
- * Version:             1.3.1
+ * Version:             1.3.1b
  * Copyright:           2001 ispi of Lincoln, Inc.
  *              
  * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
diff --git a/Smarty_Compiler.class.php b/Smarty_Compiler.class.php
index 32253399..20339a67 100644
--- a/Smarty_Compiler.class.php
+++ b/Smarty_Compiler.class.php
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  * Author:      Monte Ohrt <monte@ispi.net>
  *              Andrei Zmievski <andrei@ispi.net>
  *
- * Version:             1.3.1
+ * Version:             1.3.1b
  * Copyright:           2001 ispi of Lincoln, Inc.
  *
  * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
diff --git a/libs/Smarty.class.php b/libs/Smarty.class.php
index 02ae0dd1..e69bff4f 100644
--- a/libs/Smarty.class.php
+++ b/libs/Smarty.class.php
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  * Author:      Monte Ohrt <monte@ispi.net>
  *              Andrei Zmievski <andrei@ispi.net>
  *
- * Version:             1.3.1
+ * Version:             1.3.1b
  * Copyright:           2001 ispi of Lincoln, Inc.
  *              
  * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
diff --git a/libs/Smarty_Compiler.class.php b/libs/Smarty_Compiler.class.php
index 32253399..20339a67 100644
--- a/libs/Smarty_Compiler.class.php
+++ b/libs/Smarty_Compiler.class.php
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  * Author:      Monte Ohrt <monte@ispi.net>
  *              Andrei Zmievski <andrei@ispi.net>
  *
- * Version:             1.3.1
+ * Version:             1.3.1b
  * Copyright:           2001 ispi of Lincoln, Inc.
  *
  * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or