diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 5091474d..e6a54d8f 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+= RubyMotion 1.1 =
+
+  * Fixed a bug in `rake simulator' where view detection would not work on
+    non-English desktops (error "Cannot locate the Simulator app").
+  * Fixed `rake device' to print a human-readable error message in case the
+    deployment might fail because another process is connected to the device.
+
 = RubyMotion 1.0 =
 
   * First release.
diff --git a/Rakefile b/Rakefile
index 34bc4083..b348092b 100644
--- a/Rakefile
+++ b/Rakefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 PLATFORMS_DIR = '/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms'
-PROJECT_VERSION = '1.0'
+PROJECT_VERSION = '1.1'
 
 sim_sdks = Dir.glob(File.join(PLATFORMS_DIR, 'iPhoneSimulator.platform/Developer/SDKs/iPhoneSimulator*.sdk')).map do |path|
   File.basename(path).scan(/^iPhoneSimulator(.+)\.sdk$/)[0][0]