diff --git a/lib/sinatra/base.rb b/lib/sinatra/base.rb
index 0e1d63d30a..7e2a88790a 100644
--- a/lib/sinatra/base.rb
+++ b/lib/sinatra/base.rb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 require 'tilt'
 
 module Sinatra
-  VERSION = '1.1.0'
+  VERSION = '1.1.a'
 
   # The request object. See Rack::Request for more info:
   # http://rack.rubyforge.org/doc/classes/Rack/Request.html
diff --git a/sinatra.gemspec b/sinatra.gemspec
index 305e2aff59..06867a1a0d 100644
--- a/sinatra.gemspec
+++ b/sinatra.gemspec
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.required_rubygems_version = Gem::Requirement.new(">= 0") if s.respond_to? :required_rubygems_version=
 
   s.name = 'sinatra'
-  s.version = '1.1.0'
-  s.date = '2010-10-13'
+  s.version = '1.1.a'
+  s.date = '2010-10-19'
 
   s.description = "Classy web-development dressed in a DSL"
   s.summary     = "Classy web-development dressed in a DSL"