diff --git a/build-scripts/config_common.cmake b/build-scripts/config_common.cmake
index 21ddc501a..1c3bd2219 100644
--- a/build-scripts/config_common.cmake
+++ b/build-scripts/config_common.cmake
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ if (NOT DEFINED WAMR_VERSION_MAJOR)
 endif ()
 
 if (NOT DEFINED WAMR_VERSION_MINOR)
-  set (WAMR_VERSION_MINOR 0)
+  set (WAMR_VERSION_MINOR 1)
 endif ()
 
 if (NOT DEFINED WAMR_VERSION_PATCH)
diff --git a/core/version.h b/core/version.h
index bbe3b78f9..f3473f5c8 100644
--- a/core/version.h
+++ b/core/version.h
@@ -9,6 +9,6 @@
 #ifndef _WAMR_VERSION_H_
 #define _WAMR_VERSION_H_
 #define WAMR_VERSION_MAJOR 1
-#define WAMR_VERSION_MINOR 0
+#define WAMR_VERSION_MINOR 1
 #define WAMR_VERSION_PATCH 0
 #endif