diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 75ec52fc9..2d96c4d32 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "2.3.0"
+  ".": "2.3.1"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e5e57b24f..936c09082 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [2.3.1](https://github.com/microsoft/OpenAPI.NET/compare/v2.3.0...v2.3.1) (2025-09-08)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* file access for "file" URI scheme with special characters ([6dded81](https://github.com/microsoft/OpenAPI.NET/commit/6dded810cfba50d3a8093795a9359c384dd52c6a))
+
 ## [2.3.0](https://github.com/microsoft/OpenAPI.NET/compare/v2.2.0...v2.3.0) (2025-08-29)
 
 
diff --git a/Directory.Build.props b/Directory.Build.props
index 41fccdae1..7e7b7f52e 100644
--- a/Directory.Build.props
+++ b/Directory.Build.props
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     <PackageProjectUrl>https://github.com/Microsoft/OpenAPI.NET</PackageProjectUrl>
     <Copyright>© Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.</Copyright>
     <PackageTags>OpenAPI .NET</PackageTags>
-    <Version>2.3.0</Version>
+    <Version>2.3.1</Version>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <!-- https://github.com/clairernovotny/DeterministicBuilds#deterministic-builds -->
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(TF_BUILD)' == 'true'">