diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6f2630f4..170c365c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+## [3.1.1](https://github.com/mmistakes/minimal-mistakes/releases/tag/3.1.1)
+
+### Bug Fix
+
+- Fixed reading time bug when `words_per_minute` wasn't set in `_config.yml` [#271](https://github.com/mmistakes/minimal-mistakes/issues/271)
+
 ## [3.1.0](https://github.com/mmistakes/minimal-mistakes/releases/tag/3.1.0)
 
 ### Enhancements
diff --git a/_config.yml b/_config.yml
index 87844740..bc86fcdb 100644
--- a/_config.yml
+++ b/_config.yml
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ url                      : # the base hostname & protocol for your site e.g. "ht
 baseurl                  : # the subpath of your site, e.g. "/blog"
 gh_repo                  :
 teaser                   : # filename of teaser fallback teaser image placed in /images/, .e.g. "500x300.png"
-# breadcrumbs              : false # true, false (default)
-# words_per_minute         : 200
+# breadcrumbs            : false # true, false (default)
+words_per_minute         : 200
 comments:
   provider               : # false (default), "disqus", "facebook", "google-plus", custom"
   disqus: