diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 09514639..649f3669 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+v1.3.1-an 2021-12-17  Ailin Nemui <Nei>
+	- Minor help fixes (an#51, an#52)
+	- Fix regression where own channel status was forgotten after
+          /UPGRADE (#1357, an#53)
+
 v1.3.0-an 2021-11-11  Ailin Nemui <Nei>
 	* /SET resolve_reverse_lookup setting was removed (#1135)
 	* Irssi will try to connect on IPv4 if IPv6 connection failed
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 66e9096a..bf5f6c18 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-AC_INIT(irssi, 1.3.0-pre8)
+AC_INIT(irssi, 1.3.1-an)
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([src])
 AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR(build-aux)
 AC_PREREQ(2.50)
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 4e2a7a89..79f3b58b 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 project('irssi', 'c',
-  version : '1.3.0-pre8',
+  version : '1.3.1-an',
   meson_version : '>=0.49',
   default_options : ['warning_level=1'])
 
diff --git a/src/core/expandos.c b/src/core/expandos.c
index da84b568..0f317e51 100644
--- a/src/core/expandos.c
+++ b/src/core/expandos.c
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ static char *expando_last_invite(SERVER_REC *server, void *item, int *free_ret)
 /* client version text string */
 static char *expando_version(SERVER_REC *server, void *item, int *free_ret)
 {
-	return PACKAGE_VERSION "-an";
+	return PACKAGE_VERSION;
 }
 
 /* current value of CMDCHARS */