Release 1.1.0
diff --git a/RELEASE_NOTES.md b/RELEASE_NOTES.md
index 9d5b64a..932db4c 100644
--- a/RELEASE_NOTES.md
+++ b/RELEASE_NOTES.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # RELEASE NOTES
 
-7 March 2017 - Apache Newt v1.0.0
+24 July 2017 - Apache Newt v1.1.0
 
 For full release notes, please visit the
 [Apache Mynewt Wiki](https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/MYNEWT/Release+Notes).
diff --git a/newt/newtutil/newtutil.go b/newt/newtutil/newtutil.go
index 5d891db..56dfdbb 100644
--- a/newt/newtutil/newtutil.go
+++ b/newt/newtutil/newtutil.go
@@ -34,9 +34,9 @@
 	"mynewt.apache.org/newt/viper"
 )
 
-var NewtVersion Version = Version{1, 0, 0}
-var NewtVersionStr string = "Apache Newt (incubating) version: 1.0.1-dev"
-var NewtBlinkyTag string = "develop"
+var NewtVersion Version = Version{1, 1, 0}
+var NewtVersionStr string = "Apache Newt version: 1.1.0"
+var NewtBlinkyTag string = "mynewt_1_1_0_tag"
 var NewtNumJobs int
 var NewtForce bool