diff --git a/packages/releases/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/releases/CHANGELOG.md
index 7f529d68b..7f73a02a4 100644
--- a/packages/releases/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/releases/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,12 @@
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 See [Conventional Commits](https://conventionalcommits.org) for commit guidelines.
 
+## [1.1.1-alpha.0](https://github.com/standardnotes/app/compare/@standardnotes/releases@1.1.0...@standardnotes/releases@1.1.1-alpha.0) (2022-06-22)
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* add direct dependencies to releases package so its version is bumped when deps are ([c3b5620](https://github.com/standardnotes/app/commit/c3b5620bf60dbdab016ad694eaf4c27ce496b2e3))
+
 # [1.1.0](https://github.com/standardnotes/app/compare/@standardnotes/releases@1.1.0-alpha.1...@standardnotes/releases@1.1.0) (2022-06-20)
 
 **Note:** Version bump only for package @standardnotes/releases
diff --git a/packages/releases/package.json b/packages/releases/package.json
index f6093e07c..ca925f1e0 100644
--- a/packages/releases/package.json
+++ b/packages/releases/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@standardnotes/releases",
-  "version": "1.1.0",
+  "version": "1.1.1-alpha.0",
   "license": "AGPL-3.0-or-later",
   "main": "dist/releases.json",
   "publishConfig": {