diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index b78e7ea1b7..fe30ce0529 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -156,6 +156,9 @@ Fixes:
    * ecore_evas_extn: do not double close fd in case of memory starvation. (CID1039885)
    * ecore_evas_extn: fix wrong plug image display after connect
    * ecore animator - this fixes suspended animators still waking up
+   * ecore-evas - fix continual wakeups with unchanged canvases
+   * ecore_x: don't go below 0. (T1467)
+   * Evas textblock: Correct word start/end moving at new line or line begins with spaces
 
 Changes since 1.9.0:
 --------------------
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 2fbc1fdcbf..f1a2e3374f 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 EFL_VERSION([1], [11], [0], [release])
-AC_INIT([efl], [efl_version-alpha1], [enlightenment-devel@lists.sourceforge.net])
+AC_INIT([efl], [efl_version-beta1], [enlightenment-devel@lists.sourceforge.net])
 
 AC_PREREQ([2.60])
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([configure.ac])