diff --git a/docs/src/whatsnew/3.11.rst b/docs/src/whatsnew/3.11.rst
index 6aba0a5708..abbb486b70 100644
--- a/docs/src/whatsnew/3.11.rst
+++ b/docs/src/whatsnew/3.11.rst
@@ -34,6 +34,20 @@ This document explains the changes made to Iris for this release
    And finally, get in touch with us on :issue:`GitHub<new/choose>` if you have
    any issues or feature requests for improving Iris. Enjoy!
 
+v3.11.1 (19 Dec 2024)
+===========================
+
+.. dropdown:: |iris_version| Patches
+   :color: primary
+   :icon: alert
+   :animate: fade-in
+
+   The patches in this release of Iris include:
+
+   #. We added in a :class:`~iris.Future` flag - ``date_microseconds``, which
+      prevents floating point problems arisen from :class:`cf_units.Unit` v3.3.
+
+   #. We pinned dask to <2024.9 to prevent an indexing bug.
 
 📢 Announcements
 ================
@@ -73,6 +87,14 @@ This document explains the changes made to Iris for this release
 #. `@ESadek-MO`_ updated to the latest CF Standard Names Table v86
    (5 September 2024). (:pull:`6200`)
 
+#. `@trexfeathers`_ added a new :class:`~iris.Future` flag -
+   ``date_microseconds`` - which sets whether Iris should use the new
+   microsecond-precision units (see :class:`cf_units.Unit`, microseconds
+   introduced in version 3.3) when the unit
+   is a time unit. The previous maximum precision was seconds. You should check
+   your code for new floating point problems if activating this (e.g. when
+   using the :class:`~iris.Constraint` API). (:pull:`6260`)
+
 🐛 Bugs Fixed
 =============
 
@@ -116,6 +138,10 @@ This document explains the changes made to Iris for this release
    the concatenation axis. This issue can be avoided by disabling the
    problematic check. (:pull:`5926` and :pull:`6187`)
 
+#. Note that due to the new ``date_microseconds`` :class:`~iris.Future` flag,
+   the time coordinate categorisation speedup introduced above
+   will only be available when ``iris.FUTURE.date_microseconds == True``.
+
 🔥 Deprecations
 ===============
 
@@ -135,6 +161,9 @@ This document explains the changes made to Iris for this release
 
    * `NumPy v2 changed scalar printing`_
 
+#. `@stephenworsley`_ pinned dask to <2024.9 due to an indexing bug. (:issue:`6251`,
+   :pull:`6255`)
+
 
 📚 Documentation
 ================
diff --git a/docs/src/whatsnew/latest.rst b/docs/src/whatsnew/latest.rst
index 7d99411fbd..a69de60f95 100644
--- a/docs/src/whatsnew/latest.rst
+++ b/docs/src/whatsnew/latest.rst
@@ -30,13 +30,7 @@ This document explains the changes made to Iris for this release
 ✨ Features
 ===========
 
-#. `@trexfeathers`_ added a new :class:`~iris.Future` flag -
-   ``date_microseconds`` - which sets whether Iris should use the new
-   microsecond-precision units (see :class:`cf_units.Unit`, microseconds
-   introduced in version 3.3) when the unit
-   is a time unit. The previous maximum precision was seconds. You should check
-   your code for new floating point problems if activating this (e.g. when
-   using the :class:`~iris.Constraint` API). (:pull:`6260`)
+#. N/A
 
 #. `@pp-mo`_ added a new utility function :func:`~iris.util.equalise_cubes`, to help
    with aligning cubes so they can merge / concatenate.
@@ -61,10 +55,7 @@ This document explains the changes made to Iris for this release
 🚀 Performance Enhancements
 ===========================
 
-#. Note that due to the new ``date_microseconds`` :class:`~iris.Future` flag,
-   the time coordinate categorisation speedup introduced in
-   :doc:`/whatsnew/3.11` will only be available when
-   ``iris.FUTURE.date_microseconds == True``.
+#. N/A
 
 
 🔥 Deprecations
@@ -76,8 +67,7 @@ This document explains the changes made to Iris for this release
 🔗 Dependencies
 ===============
 
-#. `@stephenworsley`_ pinned dask to <2024.9 due to an indexing bug. (:issue:`6251`,
-   :pull:`6255`)
+#. N/A
 
 
 📚 Documentation