diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7fb0610e5bc..95a3aa24ff3 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [v1.1.1] - 2018-03-08
+
 ### Removed
 - Unused queue lambda in api/lambdas [CUMULUS-359]
 
@@ -46,7 +48,8 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.
 
 ## [v1.0.0] - 2018-02-23
 
-[Unreleased]: https://github.com/cumulus-nasa/cumulus/compare/v1.1.0...HEAD
+[Unreleased]: https://github.com/cumulus-nasa/cumulus/compare/v1.1.1...HEAD
+[v1.1.1]: https://github.com/cumulus-nasa/cumulus/compare/v1.0.1...v1.1.1
 [v1.1.0]: https://github.com/cumulus-nasa/cumulus/compare/v1.0.1...v1.1.0
 [v1.0.1]: https://github.com/cumulus-nasa/cumulus/compare/v1.0.0...v1.0.1
 [v1.0.0]: https://github.com/cumulus-nasa/cumulus/compare/pre-v1-release...v1.0.0
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 026f96d9af4..8231fc9b0d4 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -41,4 +41,8 @@ Improve contributing guidelines. Fixes #10
 Improve contributing docs and consolidate them in the standard location https://help.github.com/articles/setting-guidelines-for-repository-contributors/
 ```
 
+### Changelog
+
+Changes should be documented in CHANGELOG.md. Update the changelog with a description of the changes, including the JIRA issue number. The format should follow [this standard](http://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/).
+
 ### For more information on Cumulus governance, see the [Cumulus Code Contribution Guidelines](https://docs.google.com/document/d/14J_DS6nyQ32BpeVjdR-YKfzHAzFB299tKghPGshXUTU/edit) and [the Cumulus Wiki](https://wiki.earthdata.nasa.gov/display/CUMULUS/Cumulus).
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7314ebad3a6..fefabe9d533 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ Read more about the semantic versioning [here](https://docs.npmjs.com/getting-st
 
 ### Update the Cumulus Version number
 
-Every Pull Request that makes a change to the cumulus code base must update the Cumulus version number using semantic versioning.
+When changes are ready to be released, the Cumulus version number must be updated using semantic versioning.
 
 Lerna handles the process of deciding which version number should be used as long as the developer decides whether the change is a patch or a minor/major change.
 
@@ -97,11 +97,11 @@ To update cumulus' version number run:
 
      $ npm run update
 
-You will be prompted to select the type of change (patch/minor/major). Until the final version 1.0.0 of cumulus is released, you MUST select `prerelease` from the list.
+You will be prompted to select the type of change (patch/minor/major). 
 
-Lerna will update the version of all packages after the selection. You then have to commit the changes that are made by Lerna.
+Lerna will update the version of all packages after the selection. You then have to commit the changes that are made by Lerna. Update the CHANGELOG.md. Put a header under the 'Unreleased' section with the a version number and the date. Commit these changes as well.
 
-This must be the final step of your PR submission. Any PR submission that does not include a version update will be rejected.
+The version number updates should be put in a PR and committed to master along with the changelog updates. After merging to master, tag the master branch with a release using the new version number.
 
 ### Publishing to NPM
 
diff --git a/cumulus/tasks/discover-granules/package.json b/cumulus/tasks/discover-granules/package.json
index 3d61a748eaa..eac69350b7f 100644
--- a/cumulus/tasks/discover-granules/package.json
+++ b/cumulus/tasks/discover-granules/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@cumulus/discover-granules",
-  "version": "1.1.0",
+  "version": "1.1.1",
   "description": "Discover Granules in FTP/HTTP/SFTP endpoints",
   "main": "index.js",
   "directories": {
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@cumulus/common": "^1.1.0",
     "@cumulus/cumulus-message-adapter-js": "0.0.1-beta.3",
-    "@cumulus/ingest": "^1.1.0",
+    "@cumulus/ingest": "^1.1.1",
     "@cumulus/test-data": "^1.1.0",
     "babel-core": "^6.25.0",
     "babel-loader": "^6.2.4",
diff --git a/cumulus/tasks/discover-pdr/package.json b/cumulus/tasks/discover-pdr/package.json
index 5e146112376..91182228125 100644
--- a/cumulus/tasks/discover-pdr/package.json
+++ b/cumulus/tasks/discover-pdr/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "@cumulus/discover-pdr",
   "private": true,
-  "version": "1.1.0",
+  "version": "1.1.1",
   "description": "SIPS handler PDR discovery task",
   "main": "index.js",
   "keywords": [
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@cumulus/common": "^1.1.0",
-    "@cumulus/ingest": "^1.1.0",
+    "@cumulus/ingest": "^1.1.1",
     "ftp": "^0.3.10",
     "node-fetch": "^1.6.1",
     "parse-duration": "^0.1.1",
diff --git a/cumulus/tasks/discover-pdrs/package.json b/cumulus/tasks/discover-pdrs/package.json
index f2c56829d10..962f640287e 100644
--- a/cumulus/tasks/discover-pdrs/package.json
+++ b/cumulus/tasks/discover-pdrs/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@cumulus/discover-pdrs",
-  "version": "1.1.0",
+  "version": "1.1.1",
   "description": "Discover PDRs in FTP and HTTP endpoints",
   "main": "index.js",
   "directories": {
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@cumulus/common": "^1.1.0",
     "@cumulus/cumulus-message-adapter-js": "~0.0.1-beta.3",
-    "@cumulus/ingest": "^1.1.0",
+    "@cumulus/ingest": "^1.1.1",
     "@cumulus/test-data": "^1.1.0",
     "babel-core": "^6.25.0",
     "babel-loader": "^6.2.4",
diff --git a/cumulus/tasks/discover-s3-granules/package.json b/cumulus/tasks/discover-s3-granules/package.json
index c2418ca6178..a860991ed71 100644
--- a/cumulus/tasks/discover-s3-granules/package.json
+++ b/cumulus/tasks/discover-s3-granules/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@cumulus/discover-s3-granules",
-  "version": "1.1.0",
+  "version": "1.1.1",
   "description": "Discover granules from an S3 bucket",
   "main": "index.js",
   "directories": {
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@cumulus/common": "^1.1.0",
     "@cumulus/cumulus-message-adapter-js": "~0.0.1-beta.3",
-    "@cumulus/ingest": "^1.1.0",
+    "@cumulus/ingest": "^1.1.1",
     "@cumulus/test-data": "^1.1.0",
     "babel-core": "^6.25.0",
     "babel-loader": "^6.2.4",
diff --git a/cumulus/tasks/generate-pdr-file-list/package.json b/cumulus/tasks/generate-pdr-file-list/package.json
index 06ae28b2928..65c9d342d2d 100644
--- a/cumulus/tasks/generate-pdr-file-list/package.json
+++ b/cumulus/tasks/generate-pdr-file-list/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "@cumulus/generate-pdr-file-list",
   "private": true,
-  "version": "1.1.0",
+  "version": "1.1.1",
   "description": "SIPS handler PDR processing task",
   "main": "index.js",
   "keywords": [
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@cumulus/common": "^1.1.0",
-    "@cumulus/ingest": "^1.1.0",
+    "@cumulus/ingest": "^1.1.1",
     "@cumulus/pvl": "^1.0.0",
     "ftp": "^0.3.10",
     "node-fetch": "^1.6.1",
diff --git a/cumulus/tasks/parse-pdr/package.json b/cumulus/tasks/parse-pdr/package.json
index 55d31f40774..af9d3d5dbe3 100644
--- a/cumulus/tasks/parse-pdr/package.json
+++ b/cumulus/tasks/parse-pdr/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@cumulus/parse-pdr",
-  "version": "1.1.0",
+  "version": "1.1.1",
   "description": "Download and Parse a given PDR",
   "main": "index.js",
   "directories": {
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@cumulus/common": "^1.1.0",
     "@cumulus/cumulus-message-adapter-js": "~0.0.1-beta.3",
-    "@cumulus/ingest": "^1.1.0",
+    "@cumulus/ingest": "^1.1.1",
     "@cumulus/test-data": "^1.1.0",
     "babel-core": "^6.25.0",
     "babel-loader": "^6.2.4",
diff --git a/cumulus/tasks/pdr-status-check/package.json b/cumulus/tasks/pdr-status-check/package.json
index 85f2087aad9..04bc0ddf685 100644
--- a/cumulus/tasks/pdr-status-check/package.json
+++ b/cumulus/tasks/pdr-status-check/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@cumulus/pdr-status-check",
-  "version": "1.1.0",
+  "version": "1.1.1",
   "description": "Checks execution status of granules in a PDR",
   "main": "index.js",
   "directories": {
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@cumulus/common": "^1.1.0",
     "@cumulus/cumulus-message-adapter-js": "~0.0.1-beta.3",
-    "@cumulus/ingest": "^1.1.0",
+    "@cumulus/ingest": "^1.1.1",
     "@cumulus/test-data": "^1.1.0",
     "babel-core": "^6.25.0",
     "babel-loader": "^6.2.4",
diff --git a/cumulus/tasks/post-to-cmr/package.json b/cumulus/tasks/post-to-cmr/package.json
index e4234b03157..230ab45c17b 100644
--- a/cumulus/tasks/post-to-cmr/package.json
+++ b/cumulus/tasks/post-to-cmr/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@cumulus/post-to-cmr",
-  "version": "1.1.0",
+  "version": "1.1.1",
   "description": "Post a given granule to CMR",
   "main": "index.js",
   "directories": {
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
     "@cumulus/cmrjs": "^1.1.0",
     "@cumulus/common": "^1.1.0",
     "@cumulus/cumulus-message-adapter-js": "~0.0.1-beta.3",
-    "@cumulus/ingest": "^1.1.0",
+    "@cumulus/ingest": "^1.1.1",
     "@cumulus/test-data": "^1.1.0",
     "babel-core": "^6.25.0",
     "babel-loader": "^6.2.4",
diff --git a/cumulus/tasks/queue-granules/package.json b/cumulus/tasks/queue-granules/package.json
index a4a1e3b3f52..56a08630194 100644
--- a/cumulus/tasks/queue-granules/package.json
+++ b/cumulus/tasks/queue-granules/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@cumulus/queue-granules",
-  "version": "1.1.0",
+  "version": "1.1.1",
   "description": "Add discovered granules to the queue",
   "main": "index.js",
   "directories": {
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@cumulus/common": "^1.1.0",
     "@cumulus/cumulus-message-adapter-js": "0.0.1-beta.3",
-    "@cumulus/ingest": "^1.1.0",
+    "@cumulus/ingest": "^1.1.1",
     "babel-core": "^6.25.0",
     "babel-loader": "^6.2.4",
     "babel-plugin-transform-async-to-generator": "^6.24.1",
diff --git a/cumulus/tasks/queue-pdrs/package.json b/cumulus/tasks/queue-pdrs/package.json
index fc40a3cb59b..f1e97bf9e7d 100644
--- a/cumulus/tasks/queue-pdrs/package.json
+++ b/cumulus/tasks/queue-pdrs/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@cumulus/queue-pdrs",
-  "version": "1.1.0",
+  "version": "1.1.1",
   "description": "Add discovered PDRs to a queue",
   "main": "index.js",
   "directories": {
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@cumulus/common": "^1.1.0",
     "@cumulus/cumulus-message-adapter-js": "0.0.1-beta.3",
-    "@cumulus/ingest": "^1.1.0",
+    "@cumulus/ingest": "^1.1.1",
     "babel-core": "^6.25.0",
     "babel-loader": "^6.2.4",
     "babel-plugin-transform-async-to-generator": "^6.24.1",
diff --git a/cumulus/tasks/sync-granule/package.json b/cumulus/tasks/sync-granule/package.json
index 878148c8580..08d83ada029 100644
--- a/cumulus/tasks/sync-granule/package.json
+++ b/cumulus/tasks/sync-granule/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@cumulus/sync-granule",
-  "version": "1.1.0",
+  "version": "1.1.1",
   "description": "Download a given granule",
   "main": "index.js",
   "directories": {
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@cumulus/common": "^1.1.0",
     "@cumulus/cumulus-message-adapter-js": "~0.0.1-beta.3",
-    "@cumulus/ingest": "^1.1.0",
+    "@cumulus/ingest": "^1.1.1",
     "@cumulus/test-data": "^1.1.0",
     "babel-core": "^6.25.0",
     "babel-loader": "^6.2.4",
diff --git a/cumulus/tasks/validate-pdr/package.json b/cumulus/tasks/validate-pdr/package.json
index a449085ad4e..9d08d059d79 100644
--- a/cumulus/tasks/validate-pdr/package.json
+++ b/cumulus/tasks/validate-pdr/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "@cumulus/validate-pdr",
   "private": true,
-  "version": "1.1.0",
+  "version": "1.1.1",
   "description": "SIPS handler PDR processing task",
   "main": "index.js",
   "keywords": [
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@cumulus/common": "^1.1.0",
-    "@cumulus/ingest": "^1.1.0",
+    "@cumulus/ingest": "^1.1.1",
     "@cumulus/pvl": "^1.0.0",
     "ftp": "^0.3.10",
     "node-fetch": "^1.6.1",
diff --git a/lerna.json b/lerna.json
index 674c90f8a31..fd580d37824 100644
--- a/lerna.json
+++ b/lerna.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "lerna": "2.9.0",
-  "version": "1.1.0",
+  "version": "1.1.1",
   "packages": [
     "packages/*",
     "cumulus/tasks/*",
diff --git a/packages/api/package.json b/packages/api/package.json
index 22a50c1d65b..909ef5b0fa3 100644
--- a/packages/api/package.json
+++ b/packages/api/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@cumulus/api",
-  "version": "1.1.0",
+  "version": "1.1.1",
   "description": "Lambda functions for handling all daac's API operations",
   "main": "index.js",
   "scripts": {
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@cumulus/cmrjs": "^1.1.0",
     "@cumulus/common": "^1.1.0",
-    "@cumulus/ingest": "^1.1.0",
+    "@cumulus/ingest": "^1.1.1",
     "@cumulus/pvl": "^1.0.0",
     "ajv": "^5.2.2",
     "aws-sdk": "^2.95.0",
diff --git a/packages/ingest/package.json b/packages/ingest/package.json
index ce7a5591193..4e6093aa98f 100644
--- a/packages/ingest/package.json
+++ b/packages/ingest/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@cumulus/ingest",
-  "version": "1.1.0",
+  "version": "1.1.1",
   "description": "Ingest utilities",
   "scripts": {
     "test": "env TEST=true ava"