diff --git a/IPython/core/release.py b/IPython/core/release.py
index a928a6b..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_patch = 1
+_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 bed8ed6..7f99a8a 100644
--- a/tools/release_helper.sh
+++ b/tools/release_helper.sh
@@ -30,9 +30,9 @@ MILESTONE=${input:-$MILESTONE}
 echo -n "VERSION (X.y.z) [$VERSION]:"
 read input
 VERSION=${input:-$VERSION}
-echo -n "branch (master|X.y) [$branch]:"
+echo -n "BRANCH (master|X.y) [$BRANCH]:"
 read input
-branch=${input:-$branch}
+BRANCH=${input:-$BRANCH}
 
 ask_section(){
     echo
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ git push origin $BRANCH
 
 echo
 echo "Let's tag : git tag -am \"release $VERSION\" \"$VERSION\" -s"
-echo $GREEN"Press enter to wtagcommit"$NOR
+echo $GREEN"Press enter to tag commit"$NOR
 read
 git tag -am "release $VERSION" "$VERSION" -s
 
@@ -127,6 +127,22 @@ echo $GREEN"Press enter to continue"$NOR
 read
 git push origin $VERSION
 
+
+echo $GREEN"please update version number and back to .dev in ${RED}IPython/core/release.py"
+echo ${BLUE}"Do not commit yet – we'll do it later."$NOR
+
+echo $GREEN"Press enter to continue"$NOR
+read
+
+echo
+echo "Let's commit : git commit -am \"back to dev\" -S"
+echo $GREEN"Press enter to commit"$NOR
+read
+git commit -am "back to dev" -S
+
+
+
+
 echo
 echo $BLUE"let's : git checkout $VERSION"$NOR
 echo $GREEN"Press enter to continue"$NOR