diff --git a/VERSION.txt b/VERSION.txt
index 9580abf44..7cac85078 100644
--- a/VERSION.txt
+++ b/VERSION.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-4.2.10
+4.2.11
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 522bc875e..86a4df06d 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+pywps (4.2.11) trusty; urgency=medium
+
+  * Dropping support for Python 2.x in requirements (#569).
+
+ -- Carsten Ehbrecht <ehbrecht@dkrz.de>  Fri, 05 Feb 2021 18:00:00 +0000
+
 pywps (4.2.10) trusty; urgency=medium
 
   * Moved MetadataUrl to pywps.app.Common to avoid dependencies on sphinx (#565).
diff --git a/pywps/__init__.py b/pywps/__init__.py
index 2455d1d99..a53fd86d9 100644
--- a/pywps/__init__.py
+++ b/pywps/__init__.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 from lxml.builder import ElementMaker
 
-__version__ = '4.2.10'
+__version__ = '4.2.11'
 
 LOGGER = logging.getLogger('PYWPS')
 LOGGER.debug('setting core variables')