diff --git a/debian/NEWS b/debian/NEWS
index f30f6ab7..a5948c99 100644
--- a/debian/NEWS
+++ b/debian/NEWS
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-shadow (1:4.9-1) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
+shadow (1:4.11.1+dfsg1-0exp1) experimental; urgency=medium
 
   Login now prevents an empty password field to be interpreted as
   "no authentication required" for UID 0 (root account).