diff --git a/README b/README
index 42f17e33..5881948b 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -177,9 +177,10 @@ See the git log for details.
         Add AArch64 (ARM64) iOS support.
         Add Nios II support.
         Add m88k and DEC VAX support.
-	Add support for stdcall, thiscall, and fastcall on non-Windows 32-bit
-	  x86 targets such as Linux.
-	Make the testsuite more robust: eliminated several spurious failures.
+	Add support for stdcall, thiscall, and fastcall on non-Windows
+	  32-bit x86 targets such as Linux.
+	Make the testsuite more robust: eliminated several spurious
+	  failures.
 	Android build fix.
 	Fix MIPS N32 ABI bug.
 	Various x86, FreeBSD and UltraSPARC IIi fixes.
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 90a11f60..fa30882e 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ dnl Process this with autoconf to create configure
 
 AC_PREREQ(2.68)
 
-AC_INIT([libffi], [3.0.14-rc0], [http://github.com/atgreen/libffi/issues])
+AC_INIT([libffi], [3.1-rc0], [http://github.com/atgreen/libffi/issues])
 AC_CONFIG_HEADERS([fficonfig.h])
 
 AC_CANONICAL_SYSTEM