diff --git a/doc/release-notes/release-notes.adoc b/doc/release-notes/release-notes.adoc
index 0305afada..826b991d5 100644
--- a/doc/release-notes/release-notes.adoc
+++ b/doc/release-notes/release-notes.adoc
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ This section lists the release notes for stable versions of Home Manager and the
 
 :leveloffset: 1
 
+include::rl-2111.adoc[]
+
 include::rl-2105.adoc[]
 
 include::rl-2009.adoc[]
diff --git a/doc/release-notes/rl-2111.adoc b/doc/release-notes/rl-2111.adoc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..63986f953
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/release-notes/rl-2111.adoc
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+[[sec-release-21.11]]
+== Release 21.11
+
+This is the current unstable branch and the information in this
+section is therefore not final.
+
+[[sec-release-21.11-highlights]]
+=== Highlights
+
+This release has the following notable changes:
+
+* Nothing has happened.
+
+[[sec-release-21.11-state-version-changes]]
+=== State Version Changes
+
+The state version in this release includes the changes below. These
+changes are only active if the `home.stateVersion` option is set to
+"21.11" or later.
+
+* Nothing has happened.
diff --git a/home-manager/home-manager b/home-manager/home-manager
index 47ef2d692..57aa1f995 100644
--- a/home-manager/home-manager
+++ b/home-manager/home-manager
@@ -580,7 +580,7 @@ while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
             export VERBOSE=1
             ;;
         --version)
-            echo 21.05
+            echo 21.11
             exit 0
             ;;
         *)
diff --git a/home-manager/install.nix b/home-manager/install.nix
index 215732556..2c1685389 100644
--- a/home-manager/install.nix
+++ b/home-manager/install.nix
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ runCommand "home-manager-install" {
       # You can update Home Manager without changing this value. See
       # the Home Manager release notes for a list of state version
       # changes in each release.
-      home.stateVersion = "21.05";
+      home.stateVersion = "21.11";
     }
     EOF
     fi
diff --git a/modules/misc/version.nix b/modules/misc/version.nix
index 9ba77bd7f..270d3bc3d 100644
--- a/modules/misc/version.nix
+++ b/modules/misc/version.nix
@@ -5,8 +5,16 @@ with lib;
 {
   options = {
     home.stateVersion = mkOption {
-      type =
-        types.enum [ "18.09" "19.03" "19.09" "20.03" "20.09" "21.03" "21.05" ];
+      type = types.enum [
+        "18.09"
+        "19.03"
+        "19.09"
+        "20.03"
+        "20.09"
+        "21.03"
+        "21.05"
+        "21.11"
+      ];
       default = "18.09";
       description = ''
         It is occasionally necessary for Home Manager to change