diff --git a/django/__init__.py b/django/__init__.py
index 33cb312433..da8091c057 100644
--- a/django/__init__.py
+++ b/django/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-VERSION = (1, 1, 1, 'final', 0)
+VERSION = (1, 1, 2, 'alpha', 0)
 
 def get_version():
     version = '%s.%s' % (VERSION[0], VERSION[1])
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index c468657d95..da565be2b5 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@ setup(
     name = "Django",
     version = version.replace(' ', '-'),
     url = 'http://www.djangoproject.com/',
-    download_url = 'http://media.djangoproject.com/releases/1.1.1/Django-1.1.1.tar.gz',
     author = 'Django Software Foundation',
     author_email = 'foundation@djangoproject.com',
     description = 'A high-level Python Web framework that encourages rapid development and clean, pragmatic design.',