diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 04504d15..a9546335 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+= gitg 0.1.1 =
+Version 0.1.1 was released on 2011-03-27
+
+== Bug fixes ==
+  * Better encoding handling (fix performance regression)
+
 = gitg 0.1.0 =
 Version 0.1.0 was released on 2011-01-13
 
diff --git a/README b/README
index 9b79af31..bc7761e5 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ gitg is a GitX clone for GNOME/gtk+. It aims at being a small, fast and
 convenient tool to visualize git history and actions that benefit from a
 graphical presentation.
 
-The latest version of gitg is 0.1.0.
+The latest version of gitg is 0.1.1.
 
 Website:      http://trac.novowork.com/gitg
 Bugs:         http://bugzilla.gnome.org/browse.cgi?product=gitg
@@ -11,11 +11,11 @@ Download:     http://download.gnome.org/sources/gitg/
 Mailing list: http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gitg-list
 
 = Installing gitg =
-To install the latest version of gitg, make sure to download gitg-0.0.6.tar.bz2
+To install the latest version of gitg, make sure to download gitg-0.1.1.tar.bz2
 from the download site. After downloading the following procedure installs
 gitg:
 
-	$ tar -xjf gitg-0.1.0.tar.bz2
+	$ tar -xjf gitg-0.1.1.tar.bz2
 	$ cd gitg-0.1.0
 	$ ./configure
 	$ make
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index b2899cd8..03277df0 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ AC_PREREQ([2.64])
 
 m4_define(gitg_major_version, 0)
 m4_define(gitg_minor_version, 1)
-m4_define(gitg_micro_version, 0)
+m4_define(gitg_micro_version, 1)
 m4_define(gitg_version, gitg_major_version.gitg_minor_version.gitg_micro_version)
 
 AC_INIT([gitg],