diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 64c7e5de7..a0cd9f0cc 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-3.0.0b35
\ No newline at end of file
+3.1.0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ete3/tools/ete_build.py b/ete3/tools/ete_build.py
index b235728a6..f205e00fc 100755
--- a/ete3/tools/ete_build.py
+++ b/ete3/tools/ete_build.py
@@ -664,7 +664,7 @@ def _main(arguments, builtin_apps_path=None):
         if not pexist(APPSPATH):
             print(colorify('\nWARNING: external applications not found', "yellow"), file=sys.stderr)
             print(colorify('Install using conda (recomended):', "lgreen"), file=sys.stderr)
-            print(colorify(' conda install -c etetoolkit ete3_external_tools', "white"), file=sys.stderr)
+            print(colorify(' conda install -c etetoolkit ete3_external_apps', "white"), file=sys.stderr)
             print(colorify('or manually compile by running:', "lgreen"), file=sys.stderr)
             print(colorify(' ete3 upgrade-external-tools', "white"), file=sys.stderr)
             print()
@@ -678,7 +678,7 @@ def _main(arguments, builtin_apps_path=None):
             if not pexist(APPSPATH):
                 print(colorify('\nWARNING: external applications not found', "yellow"), file=sys.stderr)
                 print(colorify('Install using conda (recomended):', "lgreen"), file=sys.stderr)
-                print(colorify(' conda install -c etetoolkit ete3_external_tools', "white"), file=sys.stderr)
+                print(colorify(' conda install -c etetoolkit ete3_external_apps', "white"), file=sys.stderr)
                 print(colorify('or manually compile by running:', "lgreen"), file=sys.stderr)
                 print(colorify(' ete3 upgrade-external-tools', "white"), file=sys.stderr)
                 sys.exit(0)
diff --git a/ete3/version.py b/ete3/version.py
index 3925dc3a7..de86826c0 100644
--- a/ete3/version.py
+++ b/ete3/version.py
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 #autogenerated during release process. Do not modify
-__version__='3.0.0b35'
+__version__='3.1.0'