diff --git a/smeserver-runit.spec b/smeserver-runit.spec
index d444696..a0c8355 100644
--- a/smeserver-runit.spec
+++ b/smeserver-runit.spec
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 Summary: generic support framework for Gerrit Pape's runit package
 %define name smeserver-runit
 Name: %{name}
-%define version 2.8.0
+%define version 11.0.0
 %define release 1
 Version: %{version}
 Release: %{release}%{?dist}
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ Obsoletes: e-smith-daemontools
 Obsoletes: supervise-scripts
 
 %changelog
+* Sat Mar 23 2024 Brian Read <brianr@koozali.org>11.0.0-1.sme
+- Update Release and Version to base version and 1st release for SME11 [SME: 12518]
+
 * Sat Mar 23 2024 Trevor Batley <trevor@batley.id.au> 2.8.0-1.sme
 - change BuildRequires: and Requires: to use smeserver 
 - move Provides: e-smith-runit to beginning of spec file