3 files changed, 12 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 7c522b96..b4ace919 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 Apache CouchDB CHANGES
 ======================
 
+Version 1.1.1
+-------------
+
+This version has not been released yet.
+
 Version 1.1.0
 -------------
 
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index b709ef25..a49d3c19 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -7,6 +7,11 @@ For details about backwards incompatible changes, see:
 
 Each release section notes when backwards incompatible changes have been made.
 
+Version 1.1.1
+-------------
+
+This version has not been released yet.
+
 Version 1.1.0
 -------------
 
diff --git a/acinclude.m4.in b/acinclude.m4.in
index e1efe10c..e74f6336 100644
--- a/acinclude.m4.in
+++ b/acinclude.m4.in
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ m4_define([LOCAL_PACKAGE_NAME], [Apache CouchDB])
 m4_define([LOCAL_BUG_URI], [https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/COUCHDB])
 m4_define([LOCAL_VERSION_MAJOR], [1])
 m4_define([LOCAL_VERSION_MINOR], [1])
-m4_define([LOCAL_VERSION_REVISION], [0])
-m4_define([LOCAL_VERSION_STAGE], [])
+m4_define([LOCAL_VERSION_REVISION], [1])
+m4_define([LOCAL_VERSION_STAGE], [a])
 m4_define([LOCAL_VERSION_RELEASE], [%release%])
 m4_define([LOCAL_VERSION_PRIMARY],
     [LOCAL_VERSION_MAJOR.LOCAL_VERSION_MINOR.LOCAL_VERSION_REVISION])