diff --git a/Makefile.defs b/Makefile.defs
index 2e438ce6..49f05206 100644
--- a/Makefile.defs
+++ b/Makefile.defs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ SVN_REV?=r$(shell svnversion -n .)
 
 #version number
 VERSION = 1
-PATCHLEVEL = 0
+PATCHLEVEL = 1
 SUBLEVEL = 0
 EXTRAVERSION ?= -pre-$(SVN_REV)
 
diff --git a/pkg/debian/changelog b/pkg/debian/changelog
index 31aabb73..71258a29 100644
--- a/pkg/debian/changelog
+++ b/pkg/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+sems (1.1.0-0rc1) unstable; urgency=low
+
+  * Debian Release Candidate 1 for 1.1.
+
+ -- Stefan Sayer <sayer@iptel.org>  Mon Dec  8 23:01:40 CET 2008
+
 sems (1.0.0-0pre1-r856M) unstable; urgency=low
 
   * Debian Release Candidate 1 for 1.0.