diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index cf7cdc37..52489754 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+2.3.1 / 2020-02-17
+==================
+
+**General**
+* User confirmation emails now have the correct URL format
+
+
 2.3.0 / 2020-02-17
 ==================
 
diff --git a/CTFd/__init__.py b/CTFd/__init__.py
index 469323a6..ed0a0880 100644
--- a/CTFd/__init__.py
+++ b/CTFd/__init__.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ if sys.version_info[0] < 3:
     reload(sys)  # noqa: F821
     sys.setdefaultencoding("utf-8")
 
-__version__ = "2.3.0"
+__version__ = "2.3.1"
 
 
 class CTFdRequest(Request):
diff --git a/CTFd/auth.py b/CTFd/auth.py
index 34a9d16b..133e21ea 100644
--- a/CTFd/auth.py
+++ b/CTFd/auth.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ auth = Blueprint("auth", __name__)
 
 
 @auth.route("/confirm", methods=["POST", "GET"])
-@auth.route("/confirm/<data>", methods=["GET"])
+@auth.route("/confirm/<data>", methods=["POST", "GET"])
 @ratelimit(method="POST", limit=10, interval=60)
 def confirm(data=None):
     if not get_config("verify_emails"):
diff --git a/CTFd/utils/email/__init__.py b/CTFd/utils/email/__init__.py
index b5ae5d27..45ebe46f 100644
--- a/CTFd/utils/email/__init__.py
+++ b/CTFd/utils/email/__init__.py
@@ -80,7 +80,9 @@ def verify_email_address(addr):
         get_config("verification_email_body") or DEFAULT_VERIFICATION_EMAIL_BODY,
         ctf_name=get_config("ctf_name"),
         ctf_description=get_config("ctf_description"),
-        url=url_for("auth.confirm", data=serialize(addr), _external=True),
+        url=url_for(
+            "auth.confirm", data=serialize(addr), _external=True, _method="GET"
+        ),
     )
 
     subject = safe_format(
diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index 6463e4fb..6f647961 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ author = u"Kevin Chung"
 # The short X.Y version
 version = u""
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags
-release = u"2.3.0"
+release = u"2.3.1"
 
 
 # -- General configuration ---------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b0bb7363..70c81047 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "ctfd",
-  "version": "2.3.0",
+  "version": "2.3.1",
   "description": "CTFd is a Capture The Flag framework focusing on ease of use and customizability. It comes with everything you need to run a CTF and it's easy to customize with plugins and themes.",
   "main": "index.js",
   "directories": {