diff --git a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
index ff8d2e9..1468772 100644
--- a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
+++ b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 #### General
 
-- [ ] Update Changelog following the conventions laid out on [Keep A Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/)
+- [ ] Update Changelog following the conventions laid out [here](https://github.com/sensu-plugins/community/blob/master/HOW_WE_CHANGELOG.md)
 
 - [ ] Update README with any necessary configuration snippets
 
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 - [ ] RuboCop passes
 
-- [ ] Existing tests pass 
+- [ ] Existing tests pass
 
 #### New Plugins
 
@@ -24,5 +24,4 @@
 
 #### Purpose
 
-#### Known Compatablity Issues
-
+#### Known Compatibility Issues
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 46f6837..33b64ad 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,11 +1,19 @@
 # Change Log
 This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).
 
-This CHANGELOG follows the format listed at [Keep A Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/)
+This CHANGELOG follows the format listed [here](https://github.com/sensu-plugins/community/blob/master/HOW_WE_CHANGELOG.md)
 
 ## [Unreleased]
+
+## [3.1.0] - 2018-02-28
 ### Added
-- Added -t flag to handler-graphite-event.rb to support post 1.0 versions of graphite which require tags sent as arrays.
+- Added -t flag to handler-graphite-event.rb to support post 1.0 versions of graphite which require tags sent as arrays. (@jwatroba)
+
+### Changed
+- updated Changelog guidelines location (@majormoses)
+
+### Fixed
+- minor typos in PR template (@majormoses)
 
 ## [3.0.0] - 2017-12-04
 ### Breaking Change
@@ -89,7 +97,8 @@ This CHANGELOG follows the format listed at [Keep A Changelog](http://keepachang
 ### Added
 - initial release
 
-[Unreleased]: https://github.com/sensu-plugins/sensu-plugins-graphite/compare/3.0.0...HEAD
+[Unreleased]: https://github.com/sensu-plugins/sensu-plugins-graphite/compare/3.1.0...HEAD
+[3.1.0]: https://github.com/sensu-plugins/sensu-plugins-graphite/compare/3.0.0...3.1.0
 [3.0.0]: https://github.com/sensu-plugins/sensu-plugins-graphite/compare/2.2.1...3.0.0
 [2.3.0]: https://github.com/sensu-plugins/sensu-plugins-graphite/compare/2.2.1...2.3.0
 [2.2.1]: https://github.com/sensu-plugins/sensu-plugins-graphite/compare/2.2.0...2.2.1
diff --git a/lib/sensu-plugins-graphite/version.rb b/lib/sensu-plugins-graphite/version.rb
index 2112a7f..7aa2059 100644
--- a/lib/sensu-plugins-graphite/version.rb
+++ b/lib/sensu-plugins-graphite/version.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 module SensuPluginsGraphite
   module Version
     MAJOR = 3
-    MINOR = 0
+    MINOR = 1
     PATCH = 0
 
     VER_STRING = [MAJOR, MINOR, PATCH].compact.join('.')