diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index 7357f14f..82e1bc4b 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,5 +1,15 @@
 # Hamcrest Changes
 
+## Version 3.1 (Unreleased)
+
+### Improvements
+
+* TBD
+
+### Bugfixes
+
+* TBD
+
 ## Version 3.0 (1st August 2024)
 
 ### Breaking Changes
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index f2a195f5..da5c99da 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ plugins {
 }
 
 group = "org.hamcrest"
-version = "3.0"
+version = "3.1-SNAPSHOT"
 
 subprojects {
     apply plugin: 'checkstyle'