diff --git a/spacy/about.py b/spacy/about.py
index dc521045c..499133cc0 100644
--- a/spacy/about.py
+++ b/spacy/about.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # fmt: off
 __title__ = "spacy"
-__version__ = "3.1.0.dev0"
+__version__ = "3.1.0"
 __download_url__ = "https://github.com/explosion/spacy-models/releases/download"
 __compatibility__ = "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/explosion/spacy-models/master/compatibility.json"
 __projects__ = "https://github.com/explosion/projects"
diff --git a/spacy/tests/test_language.py b/spacy/tests/test_language.py
index 137aea04f..916247d4d 100644
--- a/spacy/tests/test_language.py
+++ b/spacy/tests/test_language.py
@@ -489,11 +489,8 @@ def test_language_source_and_vectors(nlp2):
     nlp.vocab.strings.add(long_string)
     assert nlp.vocab.vectors.to_bytes() != nlp2.vocab.vectors.to_bytes()
     vectors_bytes = nlp.vocab.vectors.to_bytes()
-    # TODO: convert to pytest.warns for v3.1
-    logger = logging.getLogger("spacy")
-    with mock.patch.object(logger, "warning") as mock_warning:
+    with pytest.warns(UserWarning):
         nlp2.add_pipe("textcat", name="textcat2", source=nlp)
-        mock_warning.assert_called()
     # strings should be added
     assert long_string in nlp2.vocab.strings
     # vectors should remain unmodified