diff --git a/CollectoryGrailsPlugin.groovy b/CollectoryGrailsPlugin.groovy
index ceec7081..6c5b5965 100644
--- a/CollectoryGrailsPlugin.groovy
+++ b/CollectoryGrailsPlugin.groovy
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ class CollectoryGrailsPlugin {
     def authenticateService
 
     // the plugin version
-    def version = "1.1-SNAPSHOT"
+    def version = "1.1"
     // the version or versions of Grails the plugin is designed for
     def grailsVersion = "2.3 > *"
     // resources that are excluded from plugin packaging
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e3dea18a..e52c6e42 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -4,6 +4,15 @@ The collectory-plugin manages metadata that describe Australia's biodiversity co
 
  * [Database schema (PDF)](https://github.com/AtlasOfLivingAustralia/collectory/blob/master/Collectory_schema_20140916.pdf?raw=true)
 
+## Release notes - version 1.1
+
+* Extend EML rendering to include complete rights information
+* removed getString usage - was causing exception
+* Add user id to temp data resources
+* Fix the issue of open an email dialog on Chrome
+* Fix the issue of open an email dialog on Chrome
+* removed reference to collections_editor role
+
 ## Release notes - version 1.0
 
  * Provide this Grails plugin for your collectory project. The initial version is set to 1.0 since it is from collectory project.