diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index bcb0ac7d1..07024fd5b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+Changes between 2.1.0 and 2.1.1.DEV
+----------------------------------------------
+
+- XXX
+
 Changes between 2.0.3 and 2.1.0.DEV
 ----------------------------------------------
 
diff --git a/_pytest/__init__.py b/_pytest/__init__.py
index 05d547c21..c6fa1adc5 100644
--- a/_pytest/__init__.py
+++ b/_pytest/__init__.py
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 #
-__version__ = '2.1.0'
+__version__ = '2.1.1.dev1'
diff --git a/doc/assert.txt b/doc/assert.txt
index 9c53d3bee..827bfac85 100644
--- a/doc/assert.txt
+++ b/doc/assert.txt
@@ -240,6 +240,8 @@ easy to rewrite the assertion and avoid any trouble::
 
 All assert introspection can be turned off by passing ``--assert=plain``.
 
+For further information, Benjamin Peterson wrote up `Behind the scenes of py.test's new assertion rewriting <http://pybites.blogspot.com/2011/07/behind-scenes-of-pytests-new-assertion.html>`_.
+
 .. versionadded:: 2.1
    Add assert rewriting as an alternate introspection technique.
 
diff --git a/doc/talks.txt b/doc/talks.txt
index 293a28489..33e791fa3 100644
--- a/doc/talks.txt
+++ b/doc/talks.txt
@@ -28,6 +28,11 @@ test parametrization:
 - `parametrizing tests, generalized`_ (blog post)
 - `putting test-hooks into local or global plugins`_ (blog post)
 
+assertion introspection
+
+- `(07/2011) Behind the scenes of py.test's new assertion rewriting
+  <http://pybites.blogspot.com/2011/07/behind-scenes-of-pytests-new-assertion.html>`_ 
+
 distributed testing:
 
 - `simultaneously test your code on all platforms`_ (blog entry)
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 6aad48ff2..1a2e3e6f2 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ def main():
         name='pytest',
         description='py.test: simple powerful testing with Python',
         long_description = long_description,
-        version='2.1.0',
+        version='2.1.1.dev1',
         url='http://pytest.org',
         license='MIT license',
         platforms=['unix', 'linux', 'osx', 'cygwin', 'win32'],
@@ -70,4 +70,4 @@ def make_entry_points():
     return {'console_scripts': l}
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
-    main()
+    main()
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