diff --git a/build.xml b/build.xml
index f8ef5efa3c..adb52bcbca 100644
--- a/build.xml
+++ b/build.xml
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ under the License.
   <property name="mavendist.poi.dir" location="build/maven-dist/poi"/>
   <property name="mavendist.oap.dir" location="build/maven-dist/org.apache.poi"/>
   <property name="jar.name" value="poi"/>
-  <property name="version.id" value="3.1-beta2"/>
+  <property name="version.id" value="3.1-beta3"/>
   <property name="halt.on.test.failure" value="true"/>
   <property name="jdk.version.source" value="1.3"
     description="JDK version of source code"/>
diff --git a/src/documentation/content/xdocs/changes.xml b/src/documentation/content/xdocs/changes.xml
index f6f5f8a620..3385827124 100644
--- a/src/documentation/content/xdocs/changes.xml
+++ b/src/documentation/content/xdocs/changes.xml
@@ -36,7 +36,10 @@
     </devs>
 
 		<!-- Don't forget to update status.xml too! -->
-        <release version="3.1-beta2" date="2008-05-??">
+        <release version="3.1-final" date="2008-06-??">
+          <action dev="POI-DEVELOPERS" type="add"><!-- to keep XML validator quiet  --></action>
+        </release>  
+        <release version="3.1-beta2" date="2008-05-26">
            <action dev="POI-DEVELOPERS" type="fix">44306 - fixed reading/writing of AttrPtg(type=choose) and method toFormulaString() for CHOOSE formulas</action>
            <action dev="POI-DEVELOPERS" type="fix">24207 - added HSSFName.isDeleted() to check if the name points to cell that no longer exists</action>
            <action dev="POI-DEVELOPERS" type="fix">40414 - fixed selected/active sheet after removing sheet from workbook</action>
diff --git a/src/documentation/content/xdocs/status.xml b/src/documentation/content/xdocs/status.xml
index 2b5196f962..7cd3c2a7a1 100644
--- a/src/documentation/content/xdocs/status.xml
+++ b/src/documentation/content/xdocs/status.xml
@@ -33,7 +33,9 @@
 
 	<!-- Don't forget to update changes.xml too! -->
     <changes>
-        <release version="3.1-beta2" date="2008-05-??">
+        <release version="3.1-final" date="2008-06-??">
+        </release>  
+        <release version="3.1-beta2" date="2008-05-26">
            <action dev="POI-DEVELOPERS" type="fix">44306 - fixed reading/writing of AttrPtg(type=choose) and method toFormulaString() for CHOOSE formulas</action>
            <action dev="POI-DEVELOPERS" type="fix">24207 - added HSSFName.isDeleted() to check if the name points to cell that no longer exists</action>
            <action dev="POI-DEVELOPERS" type="fix">40414 - fixed selected/active sheet after removing sheet from workbook</action>