diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 5dabfdbf..3f3ee36f 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 SECVARCTL_VERSION_MAJOR=1
-SECVARCTL_VERSION_MINOR=0
+SECVARCTL_VERSION_MINOR=1
 SECVARCTL_VERSION_PATCH=0
-SECVARCTL_VERSION_EXTRA=-alpha
+SECVARCTL_VERSION_EXTRA=
 # any extra version should be prepended with -, like -rc1
 
 SECVARCTL_VERSION="${SECVARCTL_VERSION_MAJOR}.${SECVARCTL_VERSION_MINOR}.${SECVARCTL_VERSION_PATCH}${SECVARCTL_VERSION_EXTRA}"
diff --git a/secvarctl.spec b/secvarctl.spec
index f554ae6f..028d83a4 100644
--- a/secvarctl.spec
+++ b/secvarctl.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 # Copyright (C) 2023 IBM Corp.
 Name:		secvarctl
-Version:        1.0.0
+Version:        1.1.0
 Release:        1%{?dist}
 Summary:        PowerPC secure variable control
 BuildArch:      ppc64le ppcl64 x86_64