diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 1464c521f..9084fa2f7 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.0.5
\ No newline at end of file
+1.1.0
diff --git a/macros.cmake b/macros.cmake
index 6c81a6a1b..785cbd5e1 100644
--- a/macros.cmake
+++ b/macros.cmake
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ macro(set_maxscale_version)
 
   #MaxScale version number
   set(MAXSCALE_VERSION_MAJOR "1")
-  set(MAXSCALE_VERSION_MINOR "0")
-  set(MAXSCALE_VERSION_PATCH "6") 
+  set(MAXSCALE_VERSION_MINOR "1")
+  set(MAXSCALE_VERSION_PATCH "0") 
   set(MAXSCALE_VERSION_NUMERIC "${MAXSCALE_VERSION_MAJOR}.${MAXSCALE_VERSION_MINOR}.${MAXSCALE_VERSION_PATCH}")
   set(MAXSCALE_VERSION "${MAXSCALE_VERSION_MAJOR}.${MAXSCALE_VERSION_MINOR}.${MAXSCALE_VERSION_PATCH}-unstable")