diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 2bee4003..4ee5c22a 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@
 # This file is used by configure to get version information
 #
 PKG_MAJOR=1
-PKG_MINOR=0
+PKG_MINOR=1
 PKG_REVISION=0
 PKG_BUILD=1
diff --git a/doc/CHANGES b/doc/CHANGES
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7624548d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/CHANGES
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+xfstests-1.1.0 (13 October 2011)
+	- This is the firsteversioned release recorded for the
+	  xfstests suite.  Tests 240-263 have been added to the
+	  suite (to date) in 2011.
diff --git a/release.sh b/release.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..90a8a055
--- /dev/null
+++ b/release.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+#
+# Automate generation a new release
+#
+
+. ./VERSION
+
+version=${PKG_MAJOR}.${PKG_MINOR}.${PKG_REVISION}
+date=`date +"%-d %B %Y"`
+
+echo "Updating CHANGES"
+sed -e "s/${version}.*/${version} (${date})/" doc/CHANGES > doc/CHANGES.tmp && \
+	mv doc/CHANGES.tmp doc/CHANGES
+
+echo "Commiting CHANGES update to git"
+git commit -s -a -m "${version} release"
+
+echo "Tagging git repository"
+git tag -s -a -m "${version} release" v${version}
+
+echo "Creating source tarball"
+make dist
+
+echo "Done."
+echo "Please remember to push out tags using \"git push --tags\""