diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index c07ee92..b251b20 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+Version 2.3.1
+- FIX: avoid bug where a NoMethodError exception is raised on faulty images
+
 Version 2.3.0
 
 24-Dec-2023
diff --git a/lib/fastimage/version.rb b/lib/fastimage/version.rb
index 55b96bb..e306e8f 100644
--- a/lib/fastimage/version.rb
+++ b/lib/fastimage/version.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
 class FastImage
-  VERSION = '2.3.0'
+  VERSION = '2.3.1'
 end