diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index f1fcd255..e91a2968 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 # Changes
 
-## Version 3.1.0 (unreleased)
+## Version 3.1.0
 
+* Step commons-cli to version 1.6.0 - #263
 * Add Audit Prepare statements - #226
 
 ## Version 3.0.0 (only flavor ecaudit_c4.1)
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 3fd3e5c6..705a5fda 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
 
         <pmd-config-url>pmd-rules.xml</pmd-config-url>
 
-        <commons-cli.version>1.4</commons-cli.version>
+        <commons-cli.version>1.6.0</commons-cli.version>
         <chronicle-queue.version>4.16.5</chronicle-queue.version>
 
         <assertj.version>3.22.0</assertj.version>