diff --git a/build.xml b/build.xml
index f979593..47837c8 100644
--- a/build.xml
+++ b/build.xml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
     <property name="IMPL_TITLE_SMILE" value="Jackson Binary format (aka Smile) handling functionality" />
     <property name="IMPL_TITLE_MRBEAN" value="Jackson Bean Materializer (aka Mr. Bean)" />
 
-    <property name="IMPL_VERSION" value="1.9.10" />
+    <property name="IMPL_VERSION" value="1.9.11" />
     <property name="IMPL_VENDOR" value="http://fasterxml.com" />
 
     <patternset id="dist-all-source-files">
diff --git a/release-notes/VERSION b/release-notes/VERSION
index 00931ff..1e0454f 100644
--- a/release-notes/VERSION
+++ b/release-notes/VERSION
@@ -1,22 +1,26 @@
-Version: 1.9.10
+Version: 1.9.11
 
 Release date:
-  23-Sep-2012
+  xx-Nov-2012
 
 Description:
   Another patch release for 1.9.
 
 Fixes:
+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------
+=== History: ===
+------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+1.9.10 (23-Sep-2012)
+
+Fixes:
   * [JACKSON-855]: add StackOverflowError as root cause
   * [JACKSON-867]: missing Export-Package header for "org.codehaus.jackson.map.ext"
    (reported by Duncan B)
   * [Issue#57]: Allow serialization of JDK proxy types
   * [Issue#71]: java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentNavigableMap support was failing
 
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
-=== History: ===
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
 1.9.9 (28-Jul-2012)
 
 Fixes: