diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 9965a34..aca3a49 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "2.3.0"
+  ".": "2.3.1"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 497f5c7..282b602 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [2.3.1](https://github.com/Alpaq92/TopSecret.ProtectedString/compare/v2.3.0...v2.3.1) (2026-07-16)
+
+
+### Documentation
+
+* reflect crash-dump exclusion, locked-scratch pool, and SecureString bridge across the doc set ([79a491e](https://github.com/Alpaq92/TopSecret.ProtectedString/commit/79a491e5bcad0b4368ef733b5cd6bb94cd3cc5d5))
+
 ## [2.3.0](https://github.com/Alpaq92/TopSecret.ProtectedString/compare/v2.2.1...v2.3.0) (2026-07-16)