diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index 94af1a628..2683d1a4a 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
-1.1 (unreleased)
+1.1 (2018-04-28)
 ================
 
 - pip installable version
 - library files in BEAST_PATH, ~/.beast, or in src directory beast/beast/libs
 - automated regression testing
+- distance added as 7th variable
+- optimized generation of ASTs for toothpick model
+- ASTs locations in observed images can be based on residual surface brightness image
+- various bugfixes
 
 1.0 (2017-12-29)
 ================
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index d9decef9d..9a74549ee 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ edit_on_github = False
 github_project = BEAST-Fitting/beast
 install_requires = astropy scipy tables
 # version should be PEP440 compatible (http://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0440)
-version = 1.1.dev
+version = 1.1
 
 [entry_points]
 astropy-package-template-example = beast.example_mod:main
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index c0cd19cf6..ced9a230c 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
 builtins._ASTROPY_PACKAGE_NAME_ = PACKAGENAME
 
 # VERSION should be PEP386 compatible (http://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0386)
-VERSION = '1.1.dev'
+VERSION = '1.1'
 
 # Indicates if this version is a release version
 RELEASE = 'dev' not in VERSION