diff --git a/History.markdown b/History.markdown
index 10bfc158..29f76125 100644
--- a/History.markdown
+++ b/History.markdown
@@ -101,6 +101,12 @@
   * Add pubstorm deployment instructions to docs (#4881)
   * Corrected pagination docs for hidden: true feature (#4903)
 
+## 3.1.6 / 2016-05-19
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+  * Add ability to `jsonify` Drops such that, e.g. `site | jsonify`, works. (#4914)
+
 ## 3.1.5 / 2016-05-18
 
 ### Bug Fixes
diff --git a/lib/jekyll/version.rb b/lib/jekyll/version.rb
index 9f900f15..65a1431d 100644
--- a/lib/jekyll/version.rb
+++ b/lib/jekyll/version.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 module Jekyll
-  VERSION = '3.1.5'
+  VERSION = '3.1.6'
 end
diff --git a/site/_docs/history.md b/site/_docs/history.md
index 0d079a4b..f02427c8 100644
--- a/site/_docs/history.md
+++ b/site/_docs/history.md
@@ -5,6 +5,15 @@ permalink: "/docs/history/"
 note: This file is autogenerated. Edit /History.markdown instead.
 ---
 
+## 3.1.6 / 2016-05-19
+{: #v3-1-6}
+
+### Bug Fixes
+{: #bug-fixes-v3-1-6}
+
+- Add ability to `jsonify` Drops such that, e.g. `site | jsonify`, works. ([#4914]({{ site.repository }}/issues/4914))
+
+
 ## 3.1.5 / 2016-05-18
 {: #v3-1-5}
 
diff --git a/site/_posts/2016-05-19-jekyll-3-1-6-released.markdown b/site/_posts/2016-05-19-jekyll-3-1-6-released.markdown
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..45e7312f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/site/_posts/2016-05-19-jekyll-3-1-6-released.markdown
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+---
+layout: news_item
+title: 'Jekyll 3.1.6 Released'
+date: 2016-05-19 12:48:14 -0700
+author: parkr
+version: 3.1.6
+categories: [release]
+---
+
+Upon releasing 3.1.5 and kicking the tires, we noticed a glaring bug: our
+beloved `jsonify` filter doesn't work! With that, our work was cut out for
+us and we decided a 3.1.6 was necessary. This release restores sanity to
+our object-to-JSON generation in Liquid and we hope you enjoy.
+
+For the gory details, see [the pull
+request](https://github.com/jekyll/jekyll/pull/4914) or [the
+changelog](/docs/history/#v3-1-6).
+
+Happy Jekylling!
diff --git a/site/latest_version.txt b/site/latest_version.txt
index 3ad0595a..9cec7165 100644
--- a/site/latest_version.txt
+++ b/site/latest_version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-3.1.5
+3.1.6