diff --git a/DESCRIPTION b/DESCRIPTION
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+++ b/DESCRIPTION
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Package: anthroplus
 Title: Computation of the WHO 2007 References for School-Age Children and
        Adolescents (5 to 19 Years)
-Version: 1.0.0.9000
+Version: 1.1.0.9000
 Authors@R: c(person("Dirk", "Schumacher", ,
                     "mail@dirk-schumacher.net", "aut"),
              person("Elaine", "Borghi", , "nfsdata@who.int", c("ctb", "cre")),
diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
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 # anthroplus (development version)
 
+# anthroplus 1.1.0
+
 * Increased the upper age limit to 229 months exclusive
   from 228 months inclusive. Also the upper age limit of 121 months
   for WFA is now exclusive.