diff --git a/build.xml b/build.xml
index 6fa5172bef..c81af1fcaa 100644
--- a/build.xml
+++ b/build.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
     <property name="debuglevel" value="source,lines,vars"/>
 
     <!-- default version and SCM information -->
-    <property name="base.version" value="1.1.10"/>
+    <property name="base.version" value="1.1.11"/>
     <property name="scm.connection" value="scm:git://git.apache.org/cassandra.git"/>
     <property name="scm.developerConnection" value="scm:git://git.apache.org/cassandra.git"/>
     <property name="scm.url" value="http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf?p=cassandra.git;a=tree"/>
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 46d1781e20..739e38a1b0 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+cassandra (1.1.11) unstable; urgency=low
+
+  * New release
+
+ -- Eric Evans <eevans@apache.org>, 16 Apr 2013 18:56:03 -0500
+
 cassandra (1.1.10) unstable; urgency=low
 
   * New release