diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index f4488a1de7a4..7a5ef2d3fb57 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@
   "google-cloud-dlp+FILLER": "0.0.0",
   "google-cloud-dlp-v2": "1.15.1",
   "google-cloud-dlp-v2+FILLER": "0.0.0",
-  "google-cloud-dns": "1.1.0",
+  "google-cloud-dns": "1.1.1",
   "google-cloud-dns+FILLER": "0.0.0",
   "google-cloud-document_ai": "2.0.2",
   "google-cloud-document_ai+FILLER": "0.0.0",
diff --git a/google-cloud-dns/CHANGELOG.md b/google-cloud-dns/CHANGELOG.md
index 04c1aa649111..2be6b49c0095 100644
--- a/google-cloud-dns/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/google-cloud-dns/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # Release History
 
+### 1.1.1 (2025-10-31)
+
+#### Documentation
+
+* add warning about loading unvalidated credentials ([#32121](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-ruby/issues/32121)) 
+
 ### 1.1.0 (2025-03-04)
 
 #### Features
diff --git a/google-cloud-dns/lib/google/cloud/dns/version.rb b/google-cloud-dns/lib/google/cloud/dns/version.rb
index b822d9eb4a57..c62c122ada61 100644
--- a/google-cloud-dns/lib/google/cloud/dns/version.rb
+++ b/google-cloud-dns/lib/google/cloud/dns/version.rb
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 module Google
   module Cloud
     module Dns
-      VERSION = "1.1.0".freeze
+      VERSION = "1.1.1".freeze
     end
   end
 end