diff --git a/lib/net/http.rb b/lib/net/http.rb
index fa21352f..702d02ee 100644
--- a/lib/net/http.rb
+++ b/lib/net/http.rb
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ class HTTPHeaderSyntaxError < StandardError; end
   class HTTP < Protocol
 
     # :stopdoc:
-    VERSION = "0.3.0"
+    VERSION = "0.3.1"
     Revision = %q$Revision$.split[1]
     HTTPVersion = '1.1'
     begin