diff --git a/packages/releases/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/releases/CHANGELOG.md
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+# Change Log
+
+All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
+See [Conventional Commits](https://conventionalcommits.org) for commit guidelines.
+
+# 1.1.0-alpha.0 (2022-06-20)
+
+### Features
+
+* public releases package ([4fea3e9](https://github.com/standardnotes/app/commit/4fea3e9a6b5fdeea772ca903fccff7034b6e2928))
diff --git a/packages/releases/package.json b/packages/releases/package.json
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 {
   "name": "@standardnotes/releases",
-  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "version": "1.1.0-alpha.0",
   "license": "AGPL-3.0-or-later",
   "main": "dist/releases.json",
   "publishConfig": {