diff --git a/00-RELEASENOTES b/00-RELEASENOTES
index 3306784e..e4c19b0e 100644
--- a/00-RELEASENOTES
+++ b/00-RELEASENOTES
@@ -14,6 +14,18 @@ HIGH:     There is a critical bug that may affect a subset of users. Upgrade!
 CRITICAL: There is a critical bug affecting MOST USERS. Upgrade ASAP.
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+--[ Redis 2.6.11 ]
+
+UPGRADE URGENCY: LOW, however updating is encouraged if you have many instances
+                 per server and you want to lower the CPU / energy usage.
+
+* [BUGFIX]   Replication: more strict error checking for master PING reply.
+* [BUGFIX]   redis-cli: use keepalive socket option for improved reliability.
+* [BUGFIX]   Allow AUTH while loading the DB in memory.
+* [BUGFIX]   Don't segfault on unbalanced quotes while parsing config file.
+* [IMPROVED] serverCron() frequency is now a runtime parameter (was REDIS_HZ).
+* [IMPROVED] Use a lot less CPU when idle, even with many configured DBs.
+
 --[ Redis 2.6.10 ]
 
 UPGRADE URGENCY: MODERATE, this release contains many non-critical fixes
diff --git a/src/version.h b/src/version.h
index 765dc910..d44f9baa 100644
--- a/src/version.h
+++ b/src/version.h
@@ -1 +1 @@
-#define REDIS_VERSION "2.6.10"
+#define REDIS_VERSION "2.6.11"