diff --git a/allensdk/__init__.py b/allensdk/__init__.py
index 059f8d046..fd71c64b9 100644
--- a/allensdk/__init__.py
+++ b/allensdk/__init__.py
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 #
 import logging
 
-__version__ = '1.1.0'
+__version__ = '1.1.1'
 
 try:
     from logging import NullHandler
diff --git a/doc_template/index.rst b/doc_template/index.rst
index 031ee9186..ac360a8be 100644
--- a/doc_template/index.rst
+++ b/doc_template/index.rst
@@ -90,6 +90,16 @@ The Allen SDK provides Python code for accessing experimental metadata along wit
 
 See the `mouse connectivity section <connectivity.html>`_ for more details.
 
+What's New - 1.1.1 (November 12, 2019)
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+The 1.1.1 release adds 
+- several new Visual Coding - Neuropixels example notebooks
+
+and fixes
+- a bug in which p_value_rf and on_screen_rf were swapped when accessed from an EcephysSession
+
+
 What's New - 1.1.0 (October 31, 2019)
 -----------------------------------------------------------------------