diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 0ee8c01..816df2d 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "0.3.0"
+  ".": "0.3.1"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 200e362..34b46be 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.3.1](https://github.com/hmk/try-bedazzled/compare/v0.3.0...v0.3.1) (2026-05-12)
+
+
+### Documentation
+
+* **readme:** lead with serious framing, drop "rainbow" tagline ([#24](https://github.com/hmk/try-bedazzled/issues/24)) ([ad8e7c1](https://github.com/hmk/try-bedazzled/commit/ad8e7c1230244ae8ba727ccff94b1147e637e42c))
+
 ## [0.3.0](https://github.com/hmk/try-bedazzled/compare/v0.2.0...v0.3.0) (2026-05-11)