diff --git a/ext/http11/http11.c b/ext/http11/http11.c
index 7a84db85..bc737ef3 100644
--- a/ext/http11/http11.c
+++ b/ext/http11/http11.c
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ void Init_http11()
   DEF_GLOBAL(server_protocol, "SERVER_PROTOCOL");
   DEF_GLOBAL(server_protocol_value, "HTTP/1.1");
   DEF_GLOBAL(http_host, "HTTP_HOST");
-  DEF_GLOBAL(mongrel_version, "Mongrel 1.0.2");
+  DEF_GLOBAL(mongrel_version, "Mongrel 1.1");
   DEF_GLOBAL(server_software, "SERVER_SOFTWARE");
   DEF_GLOBAL(port_80, "80");