diff --git a/.bumpversion.cfg b/.bumpversion.cfg
index 73dded6..32da4e3 100644
--- a/.bumpversion.cfg
+++ b/.bumpversion.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 1.1.0
+current_version = 1.1.1
 commit = True
 tag = False
 parse = (?P<major>\d+)\.(?P<minor>\d+)\.(?P<patch>\d+)
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 04d6e65..c5a4a19 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,11 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [1.1.1] - 2024-02-08
+
+### Changed
+- **Create** - Set default boto3 session at beginning of create to resolve region bug
+
 ## [1.1.0] - 2024-02-07
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/src/forge/__init__.py b/src/forge/__init__.py
index a96e573..1781885 100755
--- a/src/forge/__init__.py
+++ b/src/forge/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-__version__ = "1.1.0"
+__version__ = "1.1.1"
 
 # Default values for forge's essential arguments
 DEFAULT_ARG_VALS = {