diff --git a/.github/release-please/release-please-manifest.json b/.github/release-please/release-please-manifest.json
index 716d0046..8e3d9554 100644
--- a/.github/release-please/release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.github/release-please/release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "0.30.0"
+  ".": "0.31.0"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1e922177..a2eb62c9 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.31.0](https://github.com/opentdf/otdfctl/compare/v0.30.0...v0.31.0) (2026-04-01)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* add policy namespaces as direct subcommand of policy ([#789](https://github.com/opentdf/otdfctl/issues/789)) ([2d8a147](https://github.com/opentdf/otdfctl/commit/2d8a147341fe58904501710c3516da366c176f28))
+
 ## [0.30.0](https://github.com/opentdf/otdfctl/compare/v0.29.0...v0.30.0) (2026-03-31)
 
 
diff --git a/pkg/config/config.go b/pkg/config/config.go
index 550a8555..cb536665 100644
--- a/pkg/config/config.go
+++ b/pkg/config/config.go
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ var (
 	// config file naming and in the profile store
 	AppName = "otdfctl"
 
-	Version   = "0.30.0" // x-release-please-version
+	Version   = "0.31.0" // x-release-please-version
 	BuildTime = "1970-01-01T00:00:00Z"
 	CommitSha = "0000000"