diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 4b7c63da..968b4e5b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # demo data
-projects/
+projects*/
 mergin_db
 
 logs
diff --git a/server/mergin/version.py b/server/mergin/version.py
index adc9f8b9..06f9d965 100644
--- a/server/mergin/version.py
+++ b/server/mergin/version.py
@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@
 
 
 def get_version():
-    return "2025.3.0"
+    return "2025.3.1"
diff --git a/server/setup.py b/server/setup.py
index 2aafe85a..68e46ca6 100644
--- a/server/setup.py
+++ b/server/setup.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 setup(
     name="mergin",
-    version="2025.3.0",
+    version="2025.3.1",
     url="https://github.com/MerginMaps/mergin",
     license="AGPL-3.0-only",
     author="Lutra Consulting Limited",