diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 55ceb99..a518a6a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ monaco.languages.setMonarchTokensProvider("esql", monarchLanguage);
 To release a new version add a `publish` label to the PR.
 Or you can run the `Release` Github action manually from Github web.
 
+There is no need to bump the version manually, release-it does it automatically.
+
 ## License
 
 MIT
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1c770b9..6f77690 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@elastic/monaco-esql",
-  "version": "3.1.10",
+  "version": "3.1.11",
   "private": false,
   "publishConfig": {
     "access": "public",