diff --git a/.github/workflows/jsr.yml b/.github/workflows/jsr.yml
index a47bdb5a..6488fd20 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/jsr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/jsr.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,11 @@ on:
         type: string
         default: ''
   workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      version:
+        description: version to publish (empty keeps jsr.json's)
+        type: string
+        default: ''
 
 permissions:
   contents: read
@@ -34,4 +39,5 @@ jobs:
     - uses: denoland/setup-deno@v2
       with:
         deno-version: v2.x
-    - run: deno publish
+    # setting the version changes files, which deno publish otherwise refuses
+    - run: deno publish --allow-dirty
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index fc3c289b..5e13f2bf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -84,8 +84,9 @@ jobs:
 
   # regular releases commit their version to the default branch (on top of what was merged since the tag), so
   # package.json there shows the latest release; prereleases and fixes for older majors leave it alone
+  # (once npm has the release: a failing JSR publish can be repeated by hand, see jsr.yml)
   version:
-    needs: [check, publish, jsr]
+    needs: [check, publish]
     if: needs.check.outputs.dist-tag == 'latest'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     permissions:
diff --git a/jsr.json b/jsr.json
index 3c195443..a15ef7ba 100644
--- a/jsr.json
+++ b/jsr.json
@@ -1,9 +1,17 @@
 {
   "name": "@matmen/imagescript",
-  "version": "3.0.0",
+  "version": "3.1.0",
   "license": "MIT",
   "exports": "./src/index.ts",
   "publish": {
-    "include": ["src", "README.md", "LICENSE", "LICENSE.MIT", "LICENSE.AGPL-3.0", "THIRD_PARTY_NOTICES.md", "licenses"]
+    "include": [
+      "src",
+      "README.md",
+      "LICENSE",
+      "LICENSE.MIT",
+      "LICENSE.AGPL-3.0",
+      "THIRD_PARTY_NOTICES.md",
+      "licenses"
+    ]
   }
 }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b721d6b9..2f39c8b6 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "imagescript",
-  "version": "3.0.0",
+  "version": "3.1.0",
   "description": "zero-dependency javascript image manipulation",
   "main": "./dist/index.js",
   "types": "./dist/index.d.ts",
diff --git a/src/version.ts b/src/version.ts
index 26b61f3b..9ac601b9 100644
--- a/src/version.ts
+++ b/src/version.ts
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 // kept in sync with package.json by scripts/version.js
-export const VERSION = '3.0.0';
+export const VERSION = '3.1.0';