diff --git a/configure/RELEASE b/configure/RELEASE
index c09cd558f433b6a7e91526b19c395c5cc0070582..46d662998f55535b6c85d7f207164132f653c2ac 100644
--- a/configure/RELEASE
+++ b/configure/RELEASE
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 EPICS_BASE=/epics/base-7.0.3
 
 E3_REQUIRE_NAME:=require
-E3_REQUIRE_VERSION:=3.1.1
+E3_REQUIRE_VERSION:=3.1.2
 
 # The definitions shown below can also be placed in an untracked RELEASE.local
 -include $(TOP)/../../RELEASE.local