diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index f36f388..47709bd 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{".":"3.0.1"}
+{".":"3.1.0"}
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0851f0c..b1aef6b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,13 @@
 
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file. See [standard-version](https://github.com/conventional-changelog/standard-version) for commit guidelines.
 
+## [3.1.0](https://github.com/MapColonies/express-access-log-middleware/compare/v3.0.1...v3.1.0) (2025-12-09)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* now outputs the http-log based on otlp conventions MAPCO-7953 ([#51](https://github.com/MapColonies/express-access-log-middleware/issues/51)) ([43eaaaa](https://github.com/MapColonies/express-access-log-middleware/commit/43eaaaa4758c88341444a9eba3635fec5d701c2d))
+
 ## [3.0.1](https://github.com/MapColonies/express-access-log-middleware/compare/v3.0.0...v3.0.1) (2025-02-03)
 
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 55c1a63..16a00fc 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "@map-colonies/express-access-log-middleware",
-  "version": "3.0.1",
+  "version": "3.1.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@map-colonies/express-access-log-middleware",
-      "version": "3.0.1",
+      "version": "3.1.0",
       "license": "ISC",
       "dependencies": {
         "@opentelemetry/semantic-conventions": "^1.38.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 6996475..c851ff4 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@map-colonies/express-access-log-middleware",
-  "version": "3.0.1",
+  "version": "3.1.0",
   "description": "An access and error logger for express based on pino-http",
   "main": "./dist/index.js",
   "exports": {