diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 2788d10274..96651ad226 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-= 1.1 / Not Yet Released
+= 1.1.0 / 2010-10-24
 
  * Before and after filters now support pattern matching, including the
    ability to use captures: "before('/user/:name') { |name| ... }". This
diff --git a/Rakefile b/Rakefile
index 245b9477c8..d89658340d 100644
--- a/Rakefile
+++ b/Rakefile
@@ -130,8 +130,8 @@ if defined?(Gem)
       gem install #{package('.gem')} --local &&
       gem push #{package('.gem')}  &&
       git add sinatra.gemspec &&
-      git commit --allow-empty -m 'Release #{source_version}'  &&
-      git tag -s #{source_version} -m 'Release #{source_version}'  &&
+      git commit --allow-empty -m '#{source_version} release'  &&
+      git tag -s #{source_version} -m '#{source_version} release'  &&
       git push && (git push sinatra || true) &&
       git push --tags && (git push sinatra --tags || true)
     SH
diff --git a/lib/sinatra/base.rb b/lib/sinatra/base.rb
index 3cbaed7118..5e88153e26 100644
--- a/lib/sinatra/base.rb
+++ b/lib/sinatra/base.rb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 require 'tilt'
 
 module Sinatra
-  VERSION = '1.1.b'
+  VERSION = '1.1.0'
 
   # 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 e6958a2fd8..827c2da7c9 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.b'
-  s.date = '2010-10-23'
+  s.version = '1.1.0'
+  s.date = '2010-10-24'
 
   s.description = "Classy web-development dressed in a DSL"
   s.summary     = "Classy web-development dressed in a DSL"
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
     README.hu.rdoc
     README.jp.rdoc
     README.rdoc
+    README.zh.rdoc
     Rakefile
     lib/sinatra.rb
     lib/sinatra/base.rb