diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -203,9 +203,9 @@ CLASSIFIERS = [
 MAJOR = 0
 MINOR = 11
 MICRO = 0
-ISRELEASED = False
+ISRELEASED = True
 VERSION = '%d.%d.%d' % (MAJOR, MINOR, MICRO)
-QUALIFIER = ''
+QUALIFIER = 'rc1'
 
 FULLVERSION = VERSION
 if not ISRELEASED:
RLS: version <I> release candidate 1