diff --git a/mne/_version.py b/mne/_version.py
index 55e6fa2edd0..145e142d4cc 100644
--- a/mne/_version.py
+++ b/mne/_version.py
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@
 #
 # License: BSD-3-Clause
 
-__version__ = '1.1.0'
+__version__ = '1.1.1'