diff --git a/DESCRIPTION b/DESCRIPTION
index c6df93a..f0162cb 100644
--- a/DESCRIPTION
+++ b/DESCRIPTION
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Package: pkgsearch
 Title: Search and Query CRAN R Packages
-Version: 3.1.1.9000
+Version: 3.1.2
 Authors@R: c(
     person("Gábor", "Csárdi",, "csardi.gabor@gmail.com", c("aut", "cre")),
     person("Maëlle", "Salmon", role = "aut",
diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index 7e2cc5d..e12a90f 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
+# pkgsearch 3.1.2
 
-# pkgsearch development version
+* `cran_new()` works again.
 
 # pkgsearch 3.1.1