diff --git a/packages/dart/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/dart/CHANGELOG.md
index 088fb9674..e56aa63be 100644
--- a/packages/dart/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/dart/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+## [3.1.8](https://github.com/parse-community/Parse-SDK-Flutter/compare/dart-3.1.7...dart-3.1.8) (2022-12-23)
+
+### Features
+
+* Add `ParseObject.toJson()` to create a JSON representation ([#616](https://github.com/parse-community/Parse-SDK-Flutter/issues/616))
+
 ## [3.1.7](https://github.com/parse-community/Parse-SDK-Flutter/compare/dart-3.1.6...dart-3.1.7) (2022-12-22)
 
 ### Features
diff --git a/packages/dart/lib/src/base/parse_constants.dart b/packages/dart/lib/src/base/parse_constants.dart
index 2f843c3ed..be039d030 100644
--- a/packages/dart/lib/src/base/parse_constants.dart
+++ b/packages/dart/lib/src/base/parse_constants.dart
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 part of flutter_parse_sdk;
 
 // Library
-const String keySdkVersion = '3.1.7';
+const String keySdkVersion = '3.1.8';
 const String keyLibraryName = 'Flutter Parse SDK';
 
 // End Points
diff --git a/packages/dart/lib/src/objects/parse_base.dart b/packages/dart/lib/src/objects/parse_base.dart
index 1edc5908c..ee01e8fc4 100644
--- a/packages/dart/lib/src/objects/parse_base.dart
+++ b/packages/dart/lib/src/objects/parse_base.dart
@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@ abstract class ParseBase {
   }
 
   /// Converts object to [String] in JSON format
-  @protected
   Map<String, dynamic> toJson({
     bool full = false,
     bool forApiRQ = false,
diff --git a/packages/dart/pubspec.yaml b/packages/dart/pubspec.yaml
index 0ec8cbc7a..d786ad7ad 100644
--- a/packages/dart/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/packages/dart/pubspec.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name: parse_server_sdk
 description: Dart plugin for Parse Server, (https://parseplatform.org), (https://back4app.com)
-version: 3.1.7
+version: 3.1.8
 homepage: https://github.com/parse-community/Parse-SDK-Flutter
 
 environment: