diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index ac631214..ffaf7ba0 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -228,3 +228,8 @@ o make: - some indentation cleanup in defs.mk.in
         - made all targets depend on all.done
         - fixed plugin.mk
 o platform: - added winerrno.h; will be removed again
+
+
+1.1.10-1
+--------
+o new version number for preserving previous version
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 337838af..6416154e 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.1.10-0-dev
+1.1.10-1-dev