diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS.md
similarity index 95%
rename from NEWS
rename to NEWS.md
index cb9e34b1..81bafc90 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -1,6 +1,15 @@
 couchbeam NEWS
 --------------
 
+version 1.1.1 / 2014-11-11
+--------------------------
+
+- update to [hackney 0.15.0](https://github.com/benoitc/hackney/releases ),
+  improving performances and concurrency
+- fix `couchbeam:doc_exists/2`(#116)
+- fix `couchbeam:reply_att/1 (#114)
+
+
 version 1.1.0 / 2014-10-28
 --------------------------
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index cdcce140..3aec1dab 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 Copyright (c) 2009-2014 Benoît Chesneau.
 
-__Version:__ 1.1.0
+__Version:__ 1.1.1
 
 # couchbeam
 
diff --git a/doc/README.md b/doc/README.md
index e7cd3d1a..1a728772 100644
--- a/doc/README.md
+++ b/doc/README.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 Copyright (c) 2009-2014 Benoît Chesneau.
 
-__Version:__ 1.1.0
+__Version:__ 1.1.1
 
 # couchbeam
 
diff --git a/doc/overview.edoc b/doc/overview.edoc
index d6fd2d0a..9619f115 100644
--- a/doc/overview.edoc
+++ b/doc/overview.edoc
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 
 @copyright 2009-2014 Benoît Chesneau.
-@version 1.1.0
+@version 1.1.1
 @title Couchbeam - simple erlang CouchDB library.
 
 @doc
diff --git a/src/couchbeam.app.src b/src/couchbeam.app.src
index 002c1b40..923e979d 100644
--- a/src/couchbeam.app.src
+++ b/src/couchbeam.app.src
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 {application, couchbeam,
  [{description, "Erlang CouchDB client"},
-  {vsn, "1.1.0"},
+  {vsn, "1.1.1"},
   {modules, []},
   {registered, [
     couchbeam_sup