diff --git a/.npmignore b/.npmignore
index 12b9715e6..1ca47212f 100644
--- a/.npmignore
+++ b/.npmignore
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 node_modules
+coverage
 examples
 tests
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e24ac5a74..05e2aa871 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -387,6 +387,9 @@ Plugin commands are supported by the following providers. ⁇ indicates that com
 
 ## Release Notes
 
+* 3.1.1
+  * Fix issue where locked dependencies (package-lock.json) were ignored [#245][link-245]
+
 * 3.1.0
   * Allow filesystem polling in watch mode (`--webpack-use-polling`) [#215][link-215]
   * Allow forced include of not referenced modules [#217][link-217]
@@ -394,7 +397,7 @@ Plugin commands are supported by the following providers. ⁇ indicates that com
   * Show explicit message if the provided webpack config can not be loaded [#234][link-234]
   * Improve examples [#227][link-227]
   * Update 3rd party provider compatibility table [#221][link-221]
-  * Added automatic Travis and Coveralls builds to increase stability 
+  * Added automatic Travis and Coveralls builds to increase stability
 
 * 3.0.0
   * Integrate with `serverless invoke local` [#151][link-151]
@@ -499,3 +502,5 @@ Plugin commands are supported by the following providers. ⁇ indicates that com
 [link-223]: https://github.com/serverless-heaven/serverless-webpack/issues/223
 [link-227]: https://github.com/serverless-heaven/serverless-webpack/pull/227
 [link-234]: https://github.com/serverless-heaven/serverless-webpack/pull/234
+
+[link-245]: https://github.com/serverless-heaven/serverless-webpack/issues/245
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 361f76f0a..b0fefab0c 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "serverless-webpack",
-  "version": "3.1.0",
+  "version": "3.1.1",
   "lockfileVersion": 1,
   "requires": true,
   "dependencies": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 513e46ad4..de923533f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "serverless-webpack",
-  "version": "3.1.0",
+  "version": "3.1.1",
   "description": "Serverless plugin to bundle your javascript with Webpack",
   "main": "index.js",
   "author": "Nicola Peduzzi <nicola.peduzzi@elastic-coders.com> (http://elastic-coders.com)",