diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 577796e4d3b..6d5c070f84b 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ subprojects {
     apply plugin: "net.ltgt.errorprone"
 
     group = "io.grpc"
-    version = "1.31.1-SNAPSHOT" // CURRENT_GRPC_VERSION
+    version = "1.31.1" // CURRENT_GRPC_VERSION
 
     repositories {
         maven { // The google mirror is less flaky than mavenCentral()
diff --git a/compiler/src/test/golden/TestDeprecatedService.java.txt b/compiler/src/test/golden/TestDeprecatedService.java.txt
index 5b8c9a25a82..e5506937aa2 100644
--- a/compiler/src/test/golden/TestDeprecatedService.java.txt
+++ b/compiler/src/test/golden/TestDeprecatedService.java.txt
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import static io.grpc.stub.ServerCalls.asyncUnimplementedUnaryCall;
  * </pre>
  */
 @javax.annotation.Generated(
-    value = "by gRPC proto compiler (version 1.31.1-SNAPSHOT)",
+    value = "by gRPC proto compiler (version 1.31.1)",
     comments = "Source: grpc/testing/compiler/test.proto")
 @java.lang.Deprecated
 public final class TestDeprecatedServiceGrpc {
diff --git a/compiler/src/test/golden/TestService.java.txt b/compiler/src/test/golden/TestService.java.txt
index 6322acda597..101888a8e17 100644
--- a/compiler/src/test/golden/TestService.java.txt
+++ b/compiler/src/test/golden/TestService.java.txt
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import static io.grpc.stub.ServerCalls.asyncUnimplementedUnaryCall;
  * </pre>
  */
 @javax.annotation.Generated(
-    value = "by gRPC proto compiler (version 1.31.1-SNAPSHOT)",
+    value = "by gRPC proto compiler (version 1.31.1)",
     comments = "Source: grpc/testing/compiler/test.proto")
 public final class TestServiceGrpc {
 
diff --git a/compiler/src/testLite/golden/TestDeprecatedService.java.txt b/compiler/src/testLite/golden/TestDeprecatedService.java.txt
index d66b3e5ab61..387bf69e36e 100644
--- a/compiler/src/testLite/golden/TestDeprecatedService.java.txt
+++ b/compiler/src/testLite/golden/TestDeprecatedService.java.txt
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import static io.grpc.stub.ServerCalls.asyncUnimplementedUnaryCall;
  * </pre>
  */
 @javax.annotation.Generated(
-    value = "by gRPC proto compiler (version 1.31.1-SNAPSHOT)",
+    value = "by gRPC proto compiler (version 1.31.1)",
     comments = "Source: grpc/testing/compiler/test.proto")
 @java.lang.Deprecated
 public final class TestDeprecatedServiceGrpc {
diff --git a/compiler/src/testLite/golden/TestService.java.txt b/compiler/src/testLite/golden/TestService.java.txt
index 6d340f6000d..333ca7270f9 100644
--- a/compiler/src/testLite/golden/TestService.java.txt
+++ b/compiler/src/testLite/golden/TestService.java.txt
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import static io.grpc.stub.ServerCalls.asyncUnimplementedUnaryCall;
  * </pre>
  */
 @javax.annotation.Generated(
-    value = "by gRPC proto compiler (version 1.31.1-SNAPSHOT)",
+    value = "by gRPC proto compiler (version 1.31.1)",
     comments = "Source: grpc/testing/compiler/test.proto")
 public final class TestServiceGrpc {
 
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/io/grpc/internal/GrpcUtil.java b/core/src/main/java/io/grpc/internal/GrpcUtil.java
index 8d8f24d9f48..8b61d625134 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/io/grpc/internal/GrpcUtil.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/io/grpc/internal/GrpcUtil.java
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ public byte[] parseAsciiString(byte[] serialized) {
 
   public static final Splitter ACCEPT_ENCODING_SPLITTER = Splitter.on(',').trimResults();
 
-  private static final String IMPLEMENTATION_VERSION = "1.31.1-SNAPSHOT"; // CURRENT_GRPC_VERSION
+  private static final String IMPLEMENTATION_VERSION = "1.31.1"; // CURRENT_GRPC_VERSION
 
   /**
    * The default timeout in nanos for a keepalive ping request.
diff --git a/examples/android/clientcache/app/build.gradle b/examples/android/clientcache/app/build.gradle
index e5116a98420..e75f5e71142 100644
--- a/examples/android/clientcache/app/build.gradle
+++ b/examples/android/clientcache/app/build.gradle
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ android {
 protobuf {
     protoc { artifact = 'com.google.protobuf:protoc:3.12.0' }
     plugins {
-        grpc { artifact = 'io.grpc:protoc-gen-grpc-java:1.31.1-SNAPSHOT' // CURRENT_GRPC_VERSION
+        grpc { artifact = 'io.grpc:protoc-gen-grpc-java:1.31.1' // CURRENT_GRPC_VERSION
         }
     }
     generateProtoTasks {
@@ -50,12 +50,12 @@ dependencies {
     implementation 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:27.0.2'
 
     // You need to build grpc-java to obtain these libraries below.
-    implementation 'io.grpc:grpc-okhttp:1.31.1-SNAPSHOT' // CURRENT_GRPC_VERSION
-    implementation 'io.grpc:grpc-protobuf-lite:1.31.1-SNAPSHOT' // CURRENT_GRPC_VERSION
-    implementation 'io.grpc:grpc-stub:1.31.1-SNAPSHOT' // CURRENT_GRPC_VERSION
+    implementation 'io.grpc:grpc-okhttp:1.31.1' // CURRENT_GRPC_VERSION
+    implementation 'io.grpc:grpc-protobuf-lite:1.31.1' // CURRENT_GRPC_VERSION
+    implementation 'io.grpc:grpc-stub:1.31.1' // CURRENT_GRPC_VERSION
     implementation 'org.apache.tomcat:annotations-api:6.0.53'
 
     testImplementation 'junit:junit:4.12'
     testImplementation 'com.google.truth:truth:1.0.1'
-    testImplementation 'io.grpc:grpc-testing:1.31.1-SNAPSHOT' // CURRENT_GRPC_VERSION
+    testImplementation 'io.grpc:grpc-testing:1.31.1' // CURRENT_GRPC_VERSION
 }
diff --git a/examples/android/helloworld/app/build.gradle b/examples/android/helloworld/app/build.gradle
index c56676d17d6..ee0ea166c35 100644
--- a/examples/android/helloworld/app/build.gradle
+++ b/examples/android/helloworld/app/build.gradle
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ android {
 protobuf {
     protoc { artifact = 'com.google.protobuf:protoc:3.12.0' }
     plugins {
-        grpc { artifact = 'io.grpc:protoc-gen-grpc-java:1.31.1-SNAPSHOT' // CURRENT_GRPC_VERSION
+        grpc { artifact = 'io.grpc:protoc-gen-grpc-java:1.31.1' // CURRENT_GRPC_VERSION
         }
     }
     generateProtoTasks {
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ dependencies {
     implementation 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:27.0.2'
 
     // You need to build grpc-java to obtain these libraries below.
-    implementation 'io.grpc:grpc-okhttp:1.31.1-SNAPSHOT' // CURRENT_GRPC_VERSION
-    implementation 'io.grpc:grpc-protobuf-lite:1.31.1-SNAPSHOT' // CURRENT_GRPC_VERSION
-    implementation 'io.grpc:grpc-stub:1.31.1-SNAPSHOT' // CURRENT_GRPC_VERSION
+    implementation 'io.grpc:grpc-okhttp:1.31.1' // CURRENT_GRPC_VERSION
+    implementation 'io.grpc:grpc-protobuf-lite:1.31.1' // CURRENT_GRPC_VERSION
+    implementation 'io.grpc:grpc-stub:1.31.1' // CURRENT_GRPC_VERSION
     implementation 'org.apache.tomcat:annotations-api:6.0.53'
 }
diff --git a/examples/android/routeguide/app/build.gradle b/examples/android/routeguide/app/build.gradle
index dba405f3af2..052aa56f4e9 100644
--- a/examples/android/routeguide/app/build.gradle
+++ b/examples/android/routeguide/app/build.gradle
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ android {
 protobuf {
     protoc { artifact = 'com.google.protobuf:protoc:3.12.0' }
     plugins {
-        grpc { artifact = 'io.grpc:protoc-gen-grpc-java:1.31.1-SNAPSHOT' // CURRENT_GRPC_VERSION
+        grpc { artifact = 'io.grpc:protoc-gen-grpc-java:1.31.1' // CURRENT_GRPC_VERSION
         }
     }
     generateProtoTasks {
@@ -48,8 +48,8 @@ dependencies {
     implementation 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:27.0.2'
 
     // You need to build grpc-java to obtain these libraries below.
-    implementation 'io.grpc:grpc-okhttp:1.31.1-SNAPSHOT' // CURRENT_GRPC_VERSION
-    implementation 'io.grpc:grpc-protobuf-lite:1.31.1-SNAPSHOT' // CURRENT_GRPC_VERSION
-    implementation 'io.grpc:grpc-stub:1.31.1-SNAPSHOT' // CURRENT_GRPC_VERSION
+    implementation 'io.grpc:grpc-okhttp:1.31.1' // CURRENT_GRPC_VERSION
+    implementation 'io.grpc:grpc-protobuf-lite:1.31.1' // CURRENT_GRPC_VERSION
+    implementation 'io.grpc:grpc-stub:1.31.1' // CURRENT_GRPC_VERSION
     implementation 'org.apache.tomcat:annotations-api:6.0.53'
 }
diff --git a/examples/android/strictmode/app/build.gradle b/examples/android/strictmode/app/build.gradle
index 32f6432203f..c70bdc57db3 100644
--- a/examples/android/strictmode/app/build.gradle
+++ b/examples/android/strictmode/app/build.gradle
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ android {
 protobuf {
     protoc { artifact = 'com.google.protobuf:protoc:3.12.0' }
     plugins {
-        grpc { artifact = 'io.grpc:protoc-gen-grpc-java:1.31.1-SNAPSHOT' // CURRENT_GRPC_VERSION
+        grpc { artifact = 'io.grpc:protoc-gen-grpc-java:1.31.1' // CURRENT_GRPC_VERSION
         }
     }
     generateProtoTasks {
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ dependencies {
     implementation 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:28.0.0'
 
     // You need to build grpc-java to obtain these libraries below.
-    implementation 'io.grpc:grpc-okhttp:1.31.1-SNAPSHOT' // CURRENT_GRPC_VERSION
-    implementation 'io.grpc:grpc-protobuf-lite:1.31.1-SNAPSHOT' // CURRENT_GRPC_VERSION
-    implementation 'io.grpc:grpc-stub:1.31.1-SNAPSHOT' // CURRENT_GRPC_VERSION
+    implementation 'io.grpc:grpc-okhttp:1.31.1' // CURRENT_GRPC_VERSION
+    implementation 'io.grpc:grpc-protobuf-lite:1.31.1' // CURRENT_GRPC_VERSION
+    implementation 'io.grpc:grpc-stub:1.31.1' // CURRENT_GRPC_VERSION
     implementation 'org.apache.tomcat:annotations-api:6.0.53'
 }
diff --git a/examples/build.gradle b/examples/build.gradle
index 88a7fbfc7f3..3ccff0b7b0a 100644
--- a/examples/build.gradle
+++ b/examples/build.gradle
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ targetCompatibility = 1.7
 
 // Feel free to delete the comment at the next line. It is just for safely
 // updating the version in our release process.
-def grpcVersion = '1.31.1-SNAPSHOT' // CURRENT_GRPC_VERSION
+def grpcVersion = '1.31.1' // CURRENT_GRPC_VERSION
 def protobufVersion = '3.12.0'
 def protocVersion = protobufVersion
 
diff --git a/examples/example-alts/build.gradle b/examples/example-alts/build.gradle
index 0b3468c7ec8..9cc10464b47 100644
--- a/examples/example-alts/build.gradle
+++ b/examples/example-alts/build.gradle
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ targetCompatibility = 1.7
 
 // Feel free to delete the comment at the next line. It is just for safely
 // updating the version in our release process.
-def grpcVersion = '1.31.1-SNAPSHOT' // CURRENT_GRPC_VERSION
+def grpcVersion = '1.31.1' // CURRENT_GRPC_VERSION
 def protocVersion = '3.12.0'
 
 dependencies {
diff --git a/examples/example-gauth/build.gradle b/examples/example-gauth/build.gradle
index b8068574049..de5e264a4e6 100644
--- a/examples/example-gauth/build.gradle
+++ b/examples/example-gauth/build.gradle
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ targetCompatibility = 1.7
 
 // Feel free to delete the comment at the next line. It is just for safely
 // updating the version in our release process.
-def grpcVersion = '1.31.1-SNAPSHOT' // CURRENT_GRPC_VERSION
+def grpcVersion = '1.31.1' // CURRENT_GRPC_VERSION
 def protobufVersion = '3.12.0'
 def protocVersion = protobufVersion
 
diff --git a/examples/example-gauth/pom.xml b/examples/example-gauth/pom.xml
index efe0c8a4e11..cc3bb7a3f47 100644
--- a/examples/example-gauth/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/example-gauth/pom.xml
@@ -6,13 +6,13 @@
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
   <!-- Feel free to delete the comment at the end of these lines. It is just
        for safely updating the version in our release process. -->
-  <version>1.31.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- CURRENT_GRPC_VERSION -->
+  <version>1.31.1</version><!-- CURRENT_GRPC_VERSION -->
   <name>example-gauth</name>
   <url>https://github.com/grpc/grpc-java</url>
 
   <properties>
     <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-    <grpc.version>1.31.1-SNAPSHOT</grpc.version><!-- CURRENT_GRPC_VERSION -->
+    <grpc.version>1.31.1</grpc.version><!-- CURRENT_GRPC_VERSION -->
     <protobuf.version>3.12.0</protobuf.version>
     <!-- required for jdk9 -->
     <maven.compiler.source>1.7</maven.compiler.source>
diff --git a/examples/example-hostname/build.gradle b/examples/example-hostname/build.gradle
index 8b9b5495e6f..9ecc7cab176 100644
--- a/examples/example-hostname/build.gradle
+++ b/examples/example-hostname/build.gradle
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ targetCompatibility = 1.7
 
 // Feel free to delete the comment at the next line. It is just for safely
 // updating the version in our release process.
-def grpcVersion = '1.31.1-SNAPSHOT' // CURRENT_GRPC_VERSION
+def grpcVersion = '1.31.1' // CURRENT_GRPC_VERSION
 def protobufVersion = '3.12.0'
 
 dependencies {
diff --git a/examples/example-hostname/pom.xml b/examples/example-hostname/pom.xml
index c4828ffbff0..bf1a69f4b09 100644
--- a/examples/example-hostname/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/example-hostname/pom.xml
@@ -6,13 +6,13 @@
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
   <!-- Feel free to delete the comment at the end of these lines. It is just
        for safely updating the version in our release process. -->
-  <version>1.31.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- CURRENT_GRPC_VERSION -->
+  <version>1.31.1</version><!-- CURRENT_GRPC_VERSION -->
   <name>example-hostname</name>
   <url>https://github.com/grpc/grpc-java</url>
 
   <properties>
     <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-    <grpc.version>1.31.1-SNAPSHOT</grpc.version><!-- CURRENT_GRPC_VERSION -->
+    <grpc.version>1.31.1</grpc.version><!-- CURRENT_GRPC_VERSION -->
     <protoc.version>3.12.0</protoc.version>
     <!-- required for jdk9 -->
     <maven.compiler.source>1.7</maven.compiler.source>
diff --git a/examples/example-jwt-auth/build.gradle b/examples/example-jwt-auth/build.gradle
index a9a3a4b6da3..7a697f79f77 100644
--- a/examples/example-jwt-auth/build.gradle
+++ b/examples/example-jwt-auth/build.gradle
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ targetCompatibility = 1.7
 
 // Feel free to delete the comment at the next line. It is just for safely
 // updating the version in our release process.
-def grpcVersion = '1.31.1-SNAPSHOT' // CURRENT_GRPC_VERSION
+def grpcVersion = '1.31.1' // CURRENT_GRPC_VERSION
 def protobufVersion = '3.12.0'
 def protocVersion = protobufVersion
 
diff --git a/examples/example-jwt-auth/pom.xml b/examples/example-jwt-auth/pom.xml
index bb4f824d178..3c90cc003cf 100644
--- a/examples/example-jwt-auth/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/example-jwt-auth/pom.xml
@@ -7,13 +7,13 @@
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
   <!-- Feel free to delete the comment at the end of these lines. It is just
        for safely updating the version in our release process. -->
-  <version>1.31.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- CURRENT_GRPC_VERSION -->
+  <version>1.31.1</version><!-- CURRENT_GRPC_VERSION -->
   <name>example-jwt-auth</name>
   <url>https://github.com/grpc/grpc-java</url>
 
   <properties>
     <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-    <grpc.version>1.31.1-SNAPSHOT</grpc.version><!-- CURRENT_GRPC_VERSION -->
+    <grpc.version>1.31.1</grpc.version><!-- CURRENT_GRPC_VERSION -->
     <protobuf.version>3.12.0</protobuf.version>
     <protoc.version>3.12.0</protoc.version>
     <!-- required for jdk9 -->
diff --git a/examples/example-tls/build.gradle b/examples/example-tls/build.gradle
index 11fe0833ffe..9e640f85d6e 100644
--- a/examples/example-tls/build.gradle
+++ b/examples/example-tls/build.gradle
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ targetCompatibility = 1.7
 
 // Feel free to delete the comment at the next line. It is just for safely
 // updating the version in our release process.
-def grpcVersion = '1.31.1-SNAPSHOT' // CURRENT_GRPC_VERSION
+def grpcVersion = '1.31.1' // CURRENT_GRPC_VERSION
 def nettyTcNativeVersion = '2.0.30.Final'
 def protocVersion = '3.12.0'
 
diff --git a/examples/example-tls/pom.xml b/examples/example-tls/pom.xml
index 848e046924b..365aa507405 100644
--- a/examples/example-tls/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/example-tls/pom.xml
@@ -6,13 +6,13 @@
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
   <!-- Feel free to delete the comment at the end of these lines. It is just
        for safely updating the version in our release process. -->
-  <version>1.31.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- CURRENT_GRPC_VERSION -->
+  <version>1.31.1</version><!-- CURRENT_GRPC_VERSION -->
   <name>example-tls</name>
   <url>https://github.com/grpc/grpc-java</url>
 
   <properties>
     <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-    <grpc.version>1.31.1-SNAPSHOT</grpc.version><!-- CURRENT_GRPC_VERSION -->
+    <grpc.version>1.31.1</grpc.version><!-- CURRENT_GRPC_VERSION -->
     <protoc.version>3.12.0</protoc.version>
     <netty.tcnative.version>2.0.30.Final</netty.tcnative.version>
     <!-- required for jdk9 -->
diff --git a/examples/example-xds/build.gradle b/examples/example-xds/build.gradle
index 15400cf0003..31704aa1db5 100644
--- a/examples/example-xds/build.gradle
+++ b/examples/example-xds/build.gradle
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ targetCompatibility = 1.7
 
 // Feel free to delete the comment at the next line. It is just for safely
 // updating the version in our release process.
-def grpcVersion = '1.31.1-SNAPSHOT' // CURRENT_GRPC_VERSION
+def grpcVersion = '1.31.1' // CURRENT_GRPC_VERSION
 
 dependencies {
     // This example's client is the same as the helloworld client. We depend on the helloworld
diff --git a/examples/pom.xml b/examples/pom.xml
index 0cb1420e77e..6aef423927a 100644
--- a/examples/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/pom.xml
@@ -6,13 +6,13 @@
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
   <!-- Feel free to delete the comment at the end of these lines. It is just
        for safely updating the version in our release process. -->
-  <version>1.31.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- CURRENT_GRPC_VERSION -->
+  <version>1.31.1</version><!-- CURRENT_GRPC_VERSION -->
   <name>examples</name>
   <url>https://github.com/grpc/grpc-java</url>
 
   <properties>
     <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-    <grpc.version>1.31.1-SNAPSHOT</grpc.version><!-- CURRENT_GRPC_VERSION -->
+    <grpc.version>1.31.1</grpc.version><!-- CURRENT_GRPC_VERSION -->
     <protobuf.version>3.12.0</protobuf.version>
     <protoc.version>3.12.0</protoc.version>
     <!-- required for jdk9 -->