diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 33f518aae..dc71187cf 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,10 +2,13 @@
 
 ## Pending
 
+## 3.1.0
+
 ### Update
-- fix: make Horizon request builder URL generation idempotent so repeated `buildUri()` or `execute()` calls on the same builder do not duplicate path segments.
-- docs: add an [Agent Skill](https://agentskills.io/) for the Java Stellar SDK under `skills/`, plus Claude Code plugin manifests in `.claude-plugin/`. The skill gives AI coding agents concise, Stellar-specific guidance (transactions, operations, Horizon, Soroban, XDR/SCVal, and SEP protocols) when generating application code with `stellar-sdk`.
-- feat: add SEP-0046, SEP-0047, and SEP-0048 contract introspection support. New `ContractMeta`, `ContractSpec`, and `ContractInfo` wrappers under `org.stellar.sdk.contract` parse contract Wasm metadata and interface specs locally. `SorobanServer` adds `getContractWasm`, `getContractWasmByHash`, `getContractMeta`, `getContractSpec`, and `getContractInfo` for RPC-backed retrieval.
+- fix: make `RootRequestBuilder` request the Horizon root endpoint as `/` instead of the percent-encoded `/%2F` path. ([#801](https://github.com/lightsail-network/java-stellar-sdk/pull/801))
+- fix: make Horizon request builder URL generation idempotent so repeated `buildUri()` or `execute()` calls on the same builder do not duplicate path segments. ([#798](https://github.com/lightsail-network/java-stellar-sdk/pull/798))
+- docs: add an [Agent Skill](https://agentskills.io/) for the Java Stellar SDK under `skills/`, plus Claude Code plugin manifests in `.claude-plugin/`. The skill gives AI coding agents concise, Stellar-specific guidance (transactions, operations, Horizon, Soroban, XDR/SCVal, and SEP protocols) when generating application code with `stellar-sdk`. ([#797](https://github.com/lightsail-network/java-stellar-sdk/pull/797))
+- feat: add SEP-0046, SEP-0047, and SEP-0048 contract introspection support. New `ContractMeta`, `ContractSpec`, and `ContractInfo` wrappers under `org.stellar.sdk.contract` parse contract Wasm metadata and interface specs locally. `SorobanServer` adds `getContractWasm`, `getContractWasmByHash`, `getContractMeta`, `getContractSpec`, and `getContractInfo` for RPC-backed retrieval. ([#796](https://github.com/lightsail-network/java-stellar-sdk/pull/796))
 
 ## 3.0.0
 
diff --git a/android_test/app/build.gradle.kts b/android_test/app/build.gradle.kts
index 4fc8db9c0..dd1c13e79 100644
--- a/android_test/app/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/android_test/app/build.gradle.kts
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ dependencies {
     implementation("androidx.compose.material3:material3")
     // Since we are adding local jar(libs/stellar-sdk.jar) as dependency,
     // gradle cannot automatically download the required third-party dependencies.
-    implementation(files("libs/stellar-sdk-3.0.0.jar"))
+    implementation(files("libs/stellar-sdk-3.1.0.jar"))
     implementation("com.squareup.okhttp3:okhttp:4.11.0")
     implementation("com.squareup.okhttp3:okhttp-sse:4.11.0")
     implementation("com.moandjiezana.toml:toml4j:0.7.2")
diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index 99a69b143..7821f8abc 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ plugins {
 }
 
 group = "network.lightsail"
-version = "3.0.0"
+version = "3.1.0"
 
 java {
     toolchain {
diff --git a/examples/build.gradle.kts b/examples/build.gradle.kts
index bfda6ca32..ff8202744 100644
--- a/examples/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/examples/build.gradle.kts
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ spotless {
 
 dependencies {
     // Use https://central.sonatype.com/artifact/network.lightsail/stellar-sdk in prod.
-    implementation("network.lightsail:stellar-sdk:3.0.0")
+    implementation("network.lightsail:stellar-sdk:3.1.0")
     testImplementation(platform("org.junit:junit-bom:5.10.0"))
     testImplementation("org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter")
 }
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d57563582..a13a57c41 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
     <groupId>network.lightsail</groupId>
     <artifactId>stellar-sdk</artifactId>
-    <version>3.0.0</version>
+    <version>3.1.0</version>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
 
     <name>stellar-sdk</name>
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index 6030a0093..e980a8759 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -14,13 +14,13 @@ The Java Stellar SDK library provides APIs to build transactions and connect to
 <dependency>
     <groupId>network.lightsail</groupId>
     <artifactId>stellar-sdk</artifactId>
-    <version>3.0.0</version>
+    <version>3.1.0</version>
 </dependency>
 ```
 
 ### Gradle
 ```groovy
-implementation 'network.lightsail:stellar-sdk:3.0.0'
+implementation 'network.lightsail:stellar-sdk:3.1.0'
 ```
 
 You can find instructions on how to install this dependency using alternative package managers [here](https://central.sonatype.com/artifact/network.lightsail/stellar-sdk).
diff --git a/skills/java-stellar-sdk/SKILL.md b/skills/java-stellar-sdk/SKILL.md
index 56ac5d6b3..35d496e74 100644
--- a/skills/java-stellar-sdk/SKILL.md
+++ b/skills/java-stellar-sdk/SKILL.md
@@ -22,14 +22,14 @@ Maven:
 <dependency>
     <groupId>network.lightsail</groupId>
     <artifactId>stellar-sdk</artifactId>
-    <version>3.0.0</version>
+    <version>3.1.0</version>
 </dependency>
 ```
 
 Gradle:
 
 ```groovy
-implementation 'network.lightsail:stellar-sdk:3.0.0'
+implementation 'network.lightsail:stellar-sdk:3.1.0'
 ```
 
 ## Import style
diff --git a/skills/java-stellar-sdk/references/quickstart.md b/skills/java-stellar-sdk/references/quickstart.md
index bc93e287b..a1b665bb8 100644
--- a/skills/java-stellar-sdk/references/quickstart.md
+++ b/skills/java-stellar-sdk/references/quickstart.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ from the environment. See `transactions.md` for the full lifecycle.
 ## Install (Gradle)
 
 ```groovy
-implementation 'network.lightsail:stellar-sdk:3.0.0'
+implementation 'network.lightsail:stellar-sdk:3.1.0'
 ```
 
 ## Generate or load a keypair
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/stellar/sdk/requests/RootRequestBuilder.java b/src/main/java/org/stellar/sdk/requests/RootRequestBuilder.java
index ac7946d55..0c0a1fb23 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/stellar/sdk/requests/RootRequestBuilder.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/stellar/sdk/requests/RootRequestBuilder.java
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 /** Builds requests connected to root. */
 public class RootRequestBuilder extends RequestBuilder {
   public RootRequestBuilder(OkHttpClient httpClient, HttpUrl serverURI) {
-    super(httpClient, serverURI, "/");
+    super(httpClient, serverURI, null);
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/stellar/sdk/requests/RootRequestBuilderTest.java b/src/test/java/org/stellar/sdk/requests/RootRequestBuilderTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..798039d01
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/java/org/stellar/sdk/requests/RootRequestBuilderTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+package org.stellar.sdk.requests;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.Assert.fail;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import okhttp3.mockwebserver.MockResponse;
+import okhttp3.mockwebserver.MockWebServer;
+import okhttp3.mockwebserver.RecordedRequest;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.stellar.sdk.Server;
+import org.stellar.sdk.exception.BadRequestException;
+
+public class RootRequestBuilderTest {
+  @Test
+  public void testRoot() {
+    Server server = new Server("https://horizon-testnet.stellar.org");
+
+    assertEquals("https://horizon-testnet.stellar.org/", server.root().buildUri().toString());
+
+    server.close();
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void testRootRequestPath() throws IOException, InterruptedException {
+    MockWebServer mockWebServer = new MockWebServer();
+    mockWebServer.enqueue(new MockResponse().setResponseCode(404));
+    mockWebServer.start();
+    Server server = new Server(mockWebServer.url("").toString());
+
+    try {
+      server.root().execute();
+      fail("expected root request to return 404");
+    } catch (BadRequestException e) {
+      assertEquals(404, e.getCode().intValue());
+
+      RecordedRequest request = mockWebServer.takeRequest();
+      assertEquals("GET", request.getMethod());
+      assertEquals("/", request.getPath());
+    } finally {
+      server.close();
+      mockWebServer.shutdown();
+    }
+  }
+}