diff --git a/CHANGES.txt b/CHANGES.txt
index 76cd7d7e9ad3..46773ad809da 100644
--- a/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/CHANGES.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+3.11.4.1
+ * Reject empty options and invalid DC names in replication configuration while creating or altering a keyspace (CASSANDRA-12681)
+
 3.11.4
  * Make stop-server.bat wait for Cassandra to terminate (CASSANDRA-14829)
  * Correct sstable sorting for garbagecollect and levelled compaction (CASSANDRA-14870)
diff --git a/build.xml b/build.xml
index 94b07f33966f..a474e5f024f7 100644
--- a/build.xml
+++ b/build.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
     <property name="debuglevel" value="source,lines,vars"/>
 
     <!-- default version and SCM information -->
-    <property name="base.version" value="3.11.4"/>
+    <property name="base.version" value="3.11.4.1"/>
     <property name="scm.connection" value="scm:git://git.apache.org/cassandra.git"/>
     <property name="scm.developerConnection" value="scm:git://git.apache.org/cassandra.git"/>
     <property name="scm.url" value="http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf?p=cassandra.git;a=tree"/>
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index ba5efefb6424..2a233be798c0 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+cassandra (3.11.4.1) unstable; urgency=medium
+
+ * New release
+
+ -- Cameron Zemek <cameron@instaclustr.com> Fri, 23 Oct 2020 10:50:00 +1000
+
 cassandra (3.11.4) unstable; urgency=medium
 
   * New release