diff --git a/django/__init__.py b/django/__init__.py
index df8024a86e..1584f27d4b 100644
--- a/django/__init__.py
+++ b/django/__init__.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
 from django.utils.version import get_version
 
-VERSION = (1, 10, 0, 'alpha', 0)
+VERSION = (1, 11, 0, 'alpha', 0)
 
 __version__ = get_version(VERSION)
 
diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index 079e01f16f..3b0e3e9fb0 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ copyright = 'Django Software Foundation and contributors'
 # built documents.
 #
 # The short X.Y version.
-version = '1.10'
+version = '1.11'
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
 try:
     from django import VERSION, get_version
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ else:
     release = django_release()
 
 # The "development version" of Django
-django_next_version = '1.10'
+django_next_version = '1.11'
 
 # The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
 # for a list of supported languages.