diff --git a/qiskit_sphinx_theme/__init__.py b/qiskit_sphinx_theme/__init__.py
index 020d5220..697883cb 100644
--- a/qiskit_sphinx_theme/__init__.py
+++ b/qiskit_sphinx_theme/__init__.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 """
 from os import path
 
-__version__ = '1.10.2'
+__version__ = '1.11.0rc1'
 __version_full__ = __version__
 
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index f376722f..6b4705a1 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
 setup(
     name = 'qiskit_sphinx_theme',
-    version = '1.10.2',
+    version = '1.11.0rc1',
     author="Qiskit Development Team",
     author_email="hello@qiskit.org",
     url="https://github.com/Qiskit/qiskit_sphinx_theme",