diff --git a/.github/config/markdown-links-config.json b/.github/config/markdown-links-config.json
index 82ca9c0c3..32ca1edc0 100644
--- a/.github/config/markdown-links-config.json
+++ b/.github/config/markdown-links-config.json
@@ -8,6 +8,12 @@
         },
         {
             "pattern": "http(s)?://example.com"
+        },
+        {
+            "pattern": "https://github.com/aws-observability/aws-otel-collector/compare/v\\d+.\\d+.\\d+...v\\d+.\\d+.\\d+"
+        },
+        {
+            "pattern": "https://github.com/aws-observability/aws-otel-collector/tree/v\\d+.\\d+.\\d+"
         }
     ],
     "aliveStatusCodes": [429, 200],
diff --git a/.github/workflows/CI.yml b/.github/workflows/CI.yml
index 10c81ac57..acb6760bc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/CI.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/CI.yml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ env:
   DDB_TABLE_NAME: BatchTestCache
   MAX_JOBS: 110
   BATCH_INCLUDED_SERVICES: EKS,ECS,EC2,EKS_ARM64,EKS_FARGATE
-  GO_VERSION: ~1.20.5
+  GO_VERSION: ~1.20.6
 
 
 concurrency:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/PR-build.yml b/.github/workflows/PR-build.yml
index d9f8f1a98..98e8a9782 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/PR-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/PR-build.yml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ env:
   IMAGE_NAME: aws-otel-collector
   PACKAGING_ROOT: build/packages 
   TESTING_FRAMEWORK_REPO: aws-observability/aws-otel-test-framework
-  GO_VERSION: ~1.20.5
+  GO_VERSION: ~1.20.6
 
 concurrency:
   group: pr-build-${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/aws-resources-clean.yml b/.github/workflows/aws-resources-clean.yml
index 745a3abf0..80e993cc0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/aws-resources-clean.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/aws-resources-clean.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ on:
         default: "3"
 env:
   DAYS_TO_KEEP: 3
-  GO_VERSION: ~1.20.5
+  GO_VERSION: ~1.20.6
 
 permissions:
   id-token: write
diff --git a/.github/workflows/canary.yml b/.github/workflows/canary.yml
index 1a5ed24d2..f4565744b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/canary.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/canary.yml
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Go 1.x
         uses: actions/setup-go@v4
         with:
-          go-version: '~1.20.5'
+          go-version: '~1.20.6'
           cache-dependency-path: testing-framework/cmd/aotutil/go.sum
       - name: Build aotutil
         run: cd testing-framework/cmd/aotutil && make build
diff --git a/.github/workflows/perf.yml b/.github/workflows/perf.yml
index 1dc51d0d7..26010cad6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/perf.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/perf.yml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ env:
   COMMIT_USER: Github Actions
   COMMIT_EMAIL: actions@github.com
   TESTING_FRAMEWORK_REPO: aws-observability/aws-otel-test-framework
-  GO_VERSION: ~1.20.5
+  GO_VERSION: ~1.20.6
 
 permissions:
   id-token: write
diff --git a/.github/workflows/prod-image-mirror.yml b/.github/workflows/prod-image-mirror.yml
index 70e37aaf4..02ae2715d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/prod-image-mirror.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/prod-image-mirror.yml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Go 1.x
         uses: actions/setup-go@v4
         with:
-          go-version: ~1.20.5
+          go-version: ~1.20.6
 
       - name: Configure AWS Credentials
         uses: aws-actions/configure-aws-credentials@v2.2.0
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 9388ecbd5..7021025f3 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-v0.30.0
+v0.31.0
diff --git a/docs/releases/v0.31.0.md b/docs/releases/v0.31.0.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..586129bfc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/releases/v0.31.0.md
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+# Changelog
+
+## [v0.31.0](https://github.com/aws-observability/aws-otel-collector/tree/v0.31.0) (2023-07-11)
+
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/aws-observability/aws-otel-collector/compare/v0.30.0...v0.31.0)
+
+**Merged pull requests:**
+
+- Do not set prometheus normalize feature gate to alpha status at ADOT Collector startup [\#2178](https://github.com/aws-observability/aws-otel-collector/pull/2178) ([bryan-aguilar](https://github.com/bryan-aguilar))
+- Chore: Update collector components to v0.80.0 [\#2169](https://github.com/aws-observability/aws-otel-collector/pull/2169) ([rapphil](https://github.com/rapphil))
+- Update windows permissions in logs and configuration [\#2158](https://github.com/aws-observability/aws-otel-collector/pull/2158) ([rapphil](https://github.com/rapphil))
+- Reduce permission in the folder that stores configuration and logs on Windows [\#2156](https://github.com/aws-observability/aws-otel-collector/pull/2156) ([rapphil](https://github.com/rapphil))
+- Update go version to use 1.20.5 in workflows [\#2117](https://github.com/aws-observability/aws-otel-collector/pull/2117) ([vasireddy99](https://github.com/vasireddy99))
+- Update aws-otel-fargate-sidecar-deployment-cfn.yaml [\#2054](https://github.com/aws-observability/aws-otel-collector/pull/2054) ([PaurushGarg](https://github.com/PaurushGarg))
+
+
+\* *This Changelog was automatically generated by [github_changelog_generator](https://github.com/github-changelog-generator/github-changelog-generator)*
diff --git a/tools/packaging/windows/aws-otel-collector.wxs b/tools/packaging/windows/aws-otel-collector.wxs
index 7e9726cd5..f6b269345 100644
--- a/tools/packaging/windows/aws-otel-collector.wxs
+++ b/tools/packaging/windows/aws-otel-collector.wxs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <Product Id="EBBD8548-75D1-41D3-A402-ABE189F0C167"
 UpgradeCode="B7C263DD-95A5-436A-A025-DCA5200C2BE3"
 Name="ADOT Collector"
-Version="0.30.0"
+Version="0.31.0"
 Codepage='1252'
 Manufacturer="Amazon.com, Inc."
 Language="1033">