diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index b52282a1b4..ed612dd65c 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.10.4
+2.11.0-rc.0
diff --git a/docs/sources/mimir/release-notes/v2.11.md b/docs/sources/mimir/release-notes/v2.11.md
index a88e68aaee..49afc7e45f 100644
--- a/docs/sources/mimir/release-notes/v2.11.md
+++ b/docs/sources/mimir/release-notes/v2.11.md
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ The highlights that follow include the top features, enhancements, and bugfixes
 - **Improved query-scheduler performance under load.** This is particularly apparent for clusters with large numbers of queriers.
 - **Ingester to querier chunks streaming** reduces the memory utilization of queriers and reduces the likelihood of OOMs.
 - **Ingester query request minimization** reduces the number of query requests to ingesters, improving performance and resource utilization for both ingesters and queriers.
+- **The `markblocks` tool** is released in compiled form together with the rest of Mimir. It is used to mark blocks for deletion or as "non-compactable".
 
 ## Experimental features