diff --git a/util/cron/common-arkouda.bash b/util/cron/common-arkouda.bash
index acbc3c7feb76..9b59199d66f1 100644
--- a/util/cron/common-arkouda.bash
+++ b/util/cron/common-arkouda.bash
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ if [ -f "$SETUP_PYTHON" ]; then
   source $SETUP_PYTHON
 fi
 
-export CHPL_WHICH_RELEASE_FOR_ARKOUDA="1.30.0"
+export CHPL_WHICH_RELEASE_FOR_ARKOUDA="1.31.0"
 # test against Chapel release (checking out current test/cron directories)
 function test_release() {
   export CHPL_TEST_PERF_DESCRIPTION=release