diff --git a/RELEASE_NOTES.md b/RELEASE_NOTES.md
index 0ec4a45..f3f3d1c 100755
--- a/RELEASE_NOTES.md
+++ b/RELEASE_NOTES.md
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+# 1.3.1 - 11/12/2018
+  - input compatible with python3
+
 # 1.3.0 - 11/6/2018
   - Add createReferencedFile (/hsapi/scimeta/\<pid\>/)
   - Add updateReferencedFile (/hsapi/resource/\<pid\>/scimeta/elements)
diff --git a/hs_restclient/__init__.py b/hs_restclient/__init__.py
index 2d27a9b..f0c5a30 100755
--- a/hs_restclient/__init__.py
+++ b/hs_restclient/__init__.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 """
 
 __title__ = 'hs_restclient'
-__version__ = '1.3.0'
+__version__ = '1.3.1'
 
 
 import os
@@ -35,6 +35,12 @@
 EXPIRES_AT_ROUNDDOWN_SEC = 15
 
 
+# bind raw_input to input for Python 2 and 3 compatibility
+try:
+    input = raw_input
+except NameError:
+    pass
+
 def default_progress_callback(monitor):
     pass
 
@@ -70,7 +76,7 @@ def __init__(self, hostname=DEFAULT_HOSTNAME, port=None, use_https=True, verify=
             self.auth = auth
         elif prompt_auth:
             import getpass
-            username = raw_input("Username: ").strip()
+            username = input("Username: ").strip()
             password = getpass.getpass("Password for {}: ".format(username))
             auth = HydroShareAuthBasic(username=username, password=password)
             self.auth = auth
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index aab243a..0c05355 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     # Versions should comply with PEP440.  For a discussion on single-sourcing
     # the version across setup.py and the project code, see
     # https://packaging.python.org/en/latest/single_source_version.html
-    version='1.3.0',
+    version='1.3.1',
 
     description='HydroShare REST API client library',
     long_description=long_description,