diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index d347c36..e26cb92 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ lazy val root = Project(id="sopt", base=file("."))
   .settings(
     libraryDependencies ++= Seq(
       "org.scala-lang"       %  "scala-reflect" %  scalaVersion.value,
-      "com.fulcrumgenomics"  %% "commons"       % "1.0.0",
+      "com.fulcrumgenomics"  %% "commons"       % "1.1.0",
       "com.vladsch.flexmark" % "flexmark"       % "0.18.5",
 
       //---------- Test libraries -------------------//
diff --git a/version.sbt b/version.sbt
index cc3ec0f..6c2ffb9 100644
--- a/version.sbt
+++ b/version.sbt
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@ gitHeadCommitSha in ThisBuild := scala.sys.process.Process("git rev-parse --shor
 
 // *** IMPORTANT ***
 // One of the two "version" lines below needs to be uncommented.
-// version in ThisBuild := "1.0.0" // the release version
-version in ThisBuild := s"1.1.0-${gitHeadCommitSha.value}-SNAPSHOT" // the snapshot version
+version in ThisBuild := "1.1.0" // the release version
+// version in ThisBuild := s"1.1.0-${gitHeadCommitSha.value}-SNAPSHOT" // the snapshot version