diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index c049e1e31f..c26c849ce0 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ## Changes in 3.11.1
-2022-xx-xx
+2022-11-13
 
 - Fixes/Improvements:
   - Remove spurious version from --libs geos-config options
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
   - Improve ConvexHull radial sort robustness (GH-724, Martin Davis)
   - Use more robust Delaunay Triangulation frame size heuristic (GH-728, Martin Davis)
 
+
 ## Changes in 3.11.0
 2022-07-01
 
diff --git a/Version.txt b/Version.txt
index ec648bbc73..5fbc4aef9d 100644
--- a/Version.txt
+++ b/Version.txt
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ GEOS_VERSION_MINOR=11
 GEOS_VERSION_PATCH=1
 
 # OPTIONS: "", "dev", "rc1" etc.
-GEOS_PATCH_WORD=dev
+GEOS_PATCH_WORD=
 
 # GEOS CAPI Versions
 #