diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 7c369c53..cabfd400 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "8.11.0"
+  ".": "8.11.1"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 00c2d298..09c1418e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,13 @@
 
 All notable changes to the LaunchDarkly Ruby SDK will be documented in this file. This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org).
 
+## [8.11.1](https://github.com/launchdarkly/ruby-server-sdk/compare/8.11.0...8.11.1) (2025-10-10)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* Explicitly require openssl gem ([#334](https://github.com/launchdarkly/ruby-server-sdk/issues/334)) ([0ea53a5](https://github.com/launchdarkly/ruby-server-sdk/commit/0ea53a5826968e9da094792217e69c17fa7edc18)), closes [#333](https://github.com/launchdarkly/ruby-server-sdk/issues/333)
+
 ## [8.11.0](https://github.com/launchdarkly/ruby-server-sdk/compare/8.10.2...8.11.0) (2025-07-15)
 
 
diff --git a/PROVENANCE.md b/PROVENANCE.md
index 503563c0..c9f9aa9b 100644
--- a/PROVENANCE.md
+++ b/PROVENANCE.md
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ To verify SLSA provenance attestations, we recommend using [slsa-verifier](https
 <!-- x-release-please-start-version -->
 ```
 # Set the version of the SDK to verify
-SDK_VERSION=8.11.0
+SDK_VERSION=8.11.1
 ```
 <!-- x-release-please-end -->
 
diff --git a/lib/ldclient-rb/version.rb b/lib/ldclient-rb/version.rb
index f40182d2..e9c46d20 100644
--- a/lib/ldclient-rb/version.rb
+++ b/lib/ldclient-rb/version.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 module LaunchDarkly
-  VERSION = "8.11.0" # x-release-please-version
+  VERSION = "8.11.1" # x-release-please-version
 end