diff --git a/packages/evm/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/evm/CHANGELOG.md
index 901d7b738..add7e9786 100644
--- a/packages/evm/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/evm/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [1.3.1](https://github.com/sygmaprotocol/sygma-sdk/compare/evm-v1.3.0...evm-v1.3.1) (2024-09-12)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* `optionalMessage` and `optionalGas` encoding ([#536](https://github.com/sygmaprotocol/sygma-sdk/issues/536)) ([ebc8885](https://github.com/sygmaprotocol/sygma-sdk/commit/ebc8885a449ac5af88d34c11eb4eea3d20ef5540))
+
 ## [1.3.0](https://github.com/sygmaprotocol/sygma-sdk/compare/evm-v1.2.0...evm-v1.3.0) (2024-09-10)
 
 
diff --git a/packages/evm/package.json b/packages/evm/package.json
index 749dc2ad5..e4be39292 100644
--- a/packages/evm/package.json
+++ b/packages/evm/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@buildwithsygma/evm",
-  "version": "1.3.0",
+  "version": "1.3.1",
   "description": "Core primitives for bridging and message passing",
   "main": "dist-esm/index.js",
   "types": "types/index.d.ts",
diff --git a/release-please/rp-evm-manifest.json b/release-please/rp-evm-manifest.json
index 29311266e..d23fa6e57 100644
--- a/release-please/rp-evm-manifest.json
+++ b/release-please/rp-evm-manifest.json
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{"packages/evm":"1.3.0"}
+{"packages/evm":"1.3.1"}