diff --git a/.git-blame-ignore-revs b/.git-blame-ignore-revs
index dd330dce1226048d59332702870b7601336fcde6..c06e198043a4ff2a787c45f255ee3be21411df6b 100644
--- a/.git-blame-ignore-revs
+++ b/.git-blame-ignore-revs
@@ -6,3 +6,6 @@
 
 # black entire repo
 4402797422cf9e01687e34786b94cbf2674f05e1
+
+#rename "master" to "controller"
+8134138fd614b8308dd14a2a9940870f1b2c63cf
diff --git a/.release b/.release
index b8cad3a06ad5dd71d35dacb6434a2951deba451a..ad32ca72c7bc14aa7e85a5d709a4885b615ac56c 100644
--- a/.release
+++ b/.release
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-release=0.11.0
-tag=ska_tango_base-0.11.0
+release=0.11.1
+tag=ska_tango_base-0.11.1
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 776351e2a5d9ab6de1c5f6d02b13bccdedefffe7..e1a557c1d67e735224d5cdd6e98f7c5336f933e5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -247,6 +247,9 @@ Tango devices can be launched with a `-v` parameter to set the logging level. Fo
 
 ## Version History
 
+#### 0.11.1
+- Minor breaking change: rename of "Master" devices to "Controller"
+
 #### 0.11.0
 - Breaking change: state models and component managers
   - Re-implementation of operational state model to better model
diff --git a/src/ska_tango_base/release.py b/src/ska_tango_base/release.py
index 3c3cc0aa4a425aba06fc35ad234eab21f81c1a32..63494f37884de2dd989092ed17442429e438cb99 100644
--- a/src/ska_tango_base/release.py
+++ b/src/ska_tango_base/release.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 """Release information for ska_tango_base Python Package"""
 
 name = """ska_tango_base"""
-version = "0.11.0"
+version = "0.11.1"
 version_info = version.split(".")
 description = """A set of generic base devices for SKA Telescope."""
 author = "SKA India and SARAO and CSIRO and INAF"