bump versions for 3.1.1
diff --git a/NEWS.txt b/NEWS.txt
index e296544..7472e13 100644
--- a/NEWS.txt
+++ b/NEWS.txt
@@ -13,6 +13,15 @@
 'sstableloader' tool. You can upgrade the file format of your snapshots
 using the provided 'sstableupgrade' tool.
 
+3.1.1
+=====
+
+General
+-------
+   - This release contains a critical fix regarding data loss when upgrading
+     a table with row tombstones.  https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CASSANDRA-10822
+	
+
 3.1
 =====
 
diff --git a/build.xml b/build.xml
index 731c26e..333cbcd 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="3.1"/>
+    <property name="base.version" value="3.1.1"/>
     <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 0714269..c3b7f0d 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+cassandra (3.1.1) unstable; urgency=medium
+
+  * New release
+
+ -- Jake Luciani <jake@apache.org>  Mon, 14 Dec 2015 12:27:31 -0500
+
 cassandra (3.1) unstable; urgency=medium
 
   * New release