diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3a50054..5124e12 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
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-**Status: released** — v1.0.0, the first release. Wire compatibility with the C reference is proven in CI on every push (the "C wire compatibility" gate).
+**Status: released** — v1.1.0, tested against the C reference at netcode 1.4.8. Wire compatibility with the C reference is proven in CI on every push (the "C wire compatibility" gate).
 
 C# port of [netcode](https://github.com/mas-bandwidth/netcode), a simple protocol
 for creating secure client/server connections over UDP (protocol
diff --git a/src/Netcode.csproj b/src/Netcode.csproj
index fcc8b10..fe7222b 100644
--- a/src/Netcode.csproj
+++ b/src/Netcode.csproj
@@ -5,6 +5,11 @@
          library; net10.0 is the current SDK. (family precedent: serialize.cs) -->
     <TargetFrameworks>net8.0;net10.0</TargetFrameworks>
     <RootNamespace>Netcode</RootNamespace>
+    <!-- this port's own release number. it does NOT track the C reference's
+         numbering (netcode 1.4.8 is the C release this port is tested against);
+         "NETCODE 1.02" in Protocol.VersionInfo is the wire protocol version and
+         never moves. -->
+    <Version>1.1.0</Version>
     <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
     <ImplicitUsings>disable</ImplicitUsings>
     <TreatWarningsAsErrors>true</TreatWarningsAsErrors>