diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
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--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -10,6 +10,68 @@ This changelog is viewable on the web at https://docs.funkwhale.audio/changelog.
 
 .. towncrier
 
+1.1-rc1 (2021-02-24)
+--------------------
+
+Upgrade instructions are available at
+https://docs.funkwhale.audio/admin/upgrading.html
+
+Enhancements:
+
+- Add number of tracks and discs of an album to API (#1238)
+- Add spacing after "Play all" button in playlist view (!1271)
+- Added a ListenBrainz plugin to submit listenings
+- Added ability to choose fediverse addresses from channel subscription page/podcast screen (#1294)
+- Added new search functions to allow users to more easily search for podcasts in the UI.
+- Added padding to volume slider to ease mouse control (#1241)
+- Logarithmic scale for volume slider (#1222)
+- More user-friendly subsonic tokens (#1269)
+- Remove manual entry of Import Reference on front-end import (#1284)
+- Replaced forked http-signature dependency with official package (#876)
+- Support AIFF file format (#1243)
+
+
+Bugfixes:
+
+- "Add check for empty/null covers (#1281)"
+- Added an album filter to fix problem where channel entries would show up in the wrong series (#1282)
+- Avoid broken Faker version (#1323)
+- Changed audio format detection to happen via sniffing and not file extensions (#1274)
+- Changed default behaviour of channel entries to use channel artwork if no entry artwork available (#1289)
+- Fix delete library modal closing immediately (#1272)
+- Fix public shared remote library radio button being disabled (#1292)
+- Fixed an issue that prevented disabling plugins
+- Fixed an issue where channel albums don't show up in the album search (#1300)
+- Fixed an issue where modals would prevent users being able to interact with channels (#1295)
+- Update MediaSession metadata for initially loaded track (#1252)
+- Update playback position slider also when track is paused (#1266)
+
+Contributors to this release (development, documentation, reviews):
+
+- Reg
+- hellekin
+- Esteban
+- Freyja Wildes
+- Amaranthe
+- Eleos
+- Johannes H.
+- Mehdi
+- Adam Novak
+- Agate
+- Christian Paul
+- Ciarán Ainsworth
+- Erik Duxstad
+- Fred Uggla
+- Georg Krause
+- heyarne
+- interfect
+- jovuit
+- Nitai Bezerra da Silva
+- Philipp Wolfer
+- Pierre Couy
+- Robert Kaye
+- Strom Lin
+
 1.0.1 (2020-10-31)
 ------------------
 
diff --git a/api/funkwhale_api/__init__.py b/api/funkwhale_api/__init__.py
index b478701c0cd788abd75fc77d43c3a3964ea5462e..79e9a9faa88b52a87e1593015b714ade7c47bf87 100644
--- a/api/funkwhale_api/__init__.py
+++ b/api/funkwhale_api/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-__version__ = "1.0.1"
+__version__ = "1.1-rc1"
 __version_info__ = tuple(
     [
         int(num) if num.isdigit() else num
diff --git a/changes/changelog.d/1222.enhancement b/changes/changelog.d/1222.enhancement
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--- a/changes/changelog.d/1222.enhancement
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@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Logarithmic scale for volume slider (#1222)
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diff --git a/changes/changelog.d/1238.enhancement b/changes/changelog.d/1238.enhancement
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--- a/changes/changelog.d/1238.enhancement
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Add number of tracks and discs of an album to API (#1238)
diff --git a/changes/changelog.d/1241.enhancement b/changes/changelog.d/1241.enhancement
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--- a/changes/changelog.d/1241.enhancement
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@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Added padding to volume slider to ease mouse control (#1241)
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diff --git a/changes/changelog.d/1243.enhancement b/changes/changelog.d/1243.enhancement
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--- a/changes/changelog.d/1243.enhancement
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@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Support AIFF file format (#1243)
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diff --git a/changes/changelog.d/1252.bugfix b/changes/changelog.d/1252.bugfix
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@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Update MediaSession metadata for initially loaded track (#1252)
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diff --git a/changes/changelog.d/1266.bugfix b/changes/changelog.d/1266.bugfix
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+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Update playback position slider also when track is paused (#1266)
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diff --git a/changes/changelog.d/1269.enhancement b/changes/changelog.d/1269.enhancement
deleted file mode 100644
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--- a/changes/changelog.d/1269.enhancement
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-More user-friendly subsonic tokens (#1269)
diff --git a/changes/changelog.d/1271.enhancement b/changes/changelog.d/1271.enhancement
deleted file mode 100644
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--- a/changes/changelog.d/1271.enhancement
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Add spacing after "Play all" button in playlist view (!1271)
diff --git a/changes/changelog.d/1272.bugfix b/changes/changelog.d/1272.bugfix
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--- a/changes/changelog.d/1272.bugfix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Fix delete library modal closing immediately (#1272)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/changes/changelog.d/1274.bugfix b/changes/changelog.d/1274.bugfix
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--- a/changes/changelog.d/1274.bugfix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Changed audio format detection to happen via sniffing and not file extensions (#1274)
diff --git a/changes/changelog.d/1281.bugfix b/changes/changelog.d/1281.bugfix
deleted file mode 100644
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@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-"Add check for empty/null covers (#1281)" 
diff --git a/changes/changelog.d/1282.bugfix b/changes/changelog.d/1282.bugfix
deleted file mode 100644
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@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Added an album filter to fix problem where channel entries would show up in the wrong series (#1282)
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diff --git a/changes/changelog.d/1284.enhancement b/changes/changelog.d/1284.enhancement
deleted file mode 100644
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--- a/changes/changelog.d/1284.enhancement
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Remove manual entry of Import Reference on front-end import (#1284)
diff --git a/changes/changelog.d/1289.bugfix b/changes/changelog.d/1289.bugfix
deleted file mode 100644
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-Changed default behaviour of channel entries to use channel artwork if no entry artwork available (#1289)
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deleted file mode 100644
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--- a/changes/changelog.d/1292.bugfix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Fix public shared remote library radio button being disabled (#1292)
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@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Added ability to choose fediverse addresses from channel subscription page/podcast screen (#1294)
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-Fixed an issue where modals would prevent users being able to interact with channels (#1295)
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-Fixed an issue where channel albums don't show up in the album search (#1300)
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-Avoid broken Faker version (#1323)
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@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Replaced forked http-signature dependency with official package (#876)
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-Added a ListenBrainz plugin to submit listenings
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-Fixed an issue that prevented disabling plugins
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-Added new search functions to allow users to more easily search for podcasts in the UI.
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