diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 31c64b7a8..c06376507 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 from setuptools import setup, find_packages
 
-__version__ = "1.0.1-dev"
+__version__ = "1.1.0"
 __maintainer__ = "Empress development team"
 __email__ = "kcantrel@ucsd.edu"