diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 5dd2921..4ea8e25 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ from setuptools import setup
 
 setup(
     name="pytest-xdist",
-    version='1.5a10',
+    version='1.5a11',
     description='py.test xdist plugin for distributed testing and loop-on-failing modes',
     long_description=open('README.txt').read(),
     license='GPLv2 or later',
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ setup(
     packages = ['xdist'],
     entry_points = {'pytest11': ['xdist = xdist.plugin'],},
     zip_safe=False,
-    install_requires = ['execnet>=1.0.7', 'pytest>1.9.9'],
+    install_requires = ['execnet>=1.0.8', 'pytest>1.9.9'],
     classifiers=[
     'Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable',
     'Intended Audience :: Developers',
@@ -27,4 +27,4 @@ setup(
     'Programming Language :: Python',
     'Programming Language :: Python :: 3',
     ],
-)
\ No newline at end of file
+)
diff --git a/xdist/__init__.py b/xdist/__init__.py
index 8c1f930..74df725 100644
--- a/xdist/__init__.py
+++ b/xdist/__init__.py
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 #
-__version__ = '1.5a10'
+__version__ = '1.5a11'