diff --git a/rq/version.py b/rq/version.py
index ba59ecb1..e53905e5 100644
--- a/rq/version.py
+++ b/rq/version.py
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function,
                         unicode_literals)
 
-VERSION = '1.0'
+VERSION = '1.1.0'