diff --git a/IPython/core/release.py b/IPython/core/release.py
index af59291..5cf2110 100644
--- a/IPython/core/release.py
+++ b/IPython/core/release.py
@@ -20,11 +20,11 @@ name = 'ipython'
 # release.  'dev' as a _version_extra string means this is a development
 # version
 _version_major = 7
-_version_minor = 10
+_version_minor = 11
 _version_patch = 0
 _version_extra = '.dev'
 # _version_extra = 'b1'
-_version_extra = ''  # Uncomment this for full releases
+# _version_extra = ''  # Uncomment this for full releases
 
 # Construct full version string from these.
 _ver = [_version_major, _version_minor, _version_patch]
diff --git a/tools/release_helper.sh b/tools/release_helper.sh
index 8935ef0..d7040cc 100644
--- a/tools/release_helper.sh
+++ b/tools/release_helper.sh
@@ -81,10 +81,28 @@ read
 git commit -am "release $VERSION" -S
 
 echo
-echo "git push origin \$BRANCH ?"
-echo "Press enter to continue"
+echo $BLUE"git push origin \$BRANCH ($BRANCH)?"$NOR
+echo $GREEN"Make sure you can push"$NOR
+echo $GREEN"Press enter to continue"$NOR
 read
 git push origin $BRANCH
-# git tag -am "release $VERSION" "$VERSION" -s
-# git push origin $VERSION
+
+echo
+echo "Let's tag : git tag -am \"release $VERSION\" \"$VERSION\" -s"
+echo $GREEN"Press enter to wtagcommit"$NOR
+read
+git tag -am "release $VERSION" "$VERSION" -s
+
+echo
+echo $BLUE"And push the tag: git push origin \$VERSION ?"$NOR
+echo $GREEN"Press enter to continue"$NOR
+read
+git push origin $VERSION
+
+echo
+echo $BLUE"let's : git checkout $VERSION"$NOR
+echo $GREEN"Press enter to continue"$NOR
+read
+git checkout $VERSION
+