diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
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--- a/CHANGELOG.md
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@@ -1,5 +1,22 @@
 *To see release notes for the `7.x` branch and older releases, see [CHANGELOG on the 7.17 branch](https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch-ruby/blob/7.17/CHANGELOG.md).*
 
+## 8.11.0 Release notes
+
+### Client
+
+* Tested versions of Ruby for 8.11.0: Ruby (MRI) 3.0, 3.1 and 3.2. JRuby 9.3 and JRuby 9.4.
+* Adds native support for *Open Telemetry*. See Open Telemetry for documentation.
+* Improved documentation, now you can find more examples in Ruby in the [REST API reference](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/8.11/rest-apis.html).
+
+### API
+
+New Experimental APIs:
+- `esql.query` - Executes an ESQL request.
+- `inference.delete_model` - Delete model in the Inference API.
+- `inference.get_model` - Get a model in the Inference API.
+- `inference.inference` - Perform inference on a model.
+- `inference.put_model` - Configure a model for use in the Inference API.
+
 ## 8.10.0 Release notes
 
 ### Client
diff --git a/docs/release_notes/811.asciidoc b/docs/release_notes/811.asciidoc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..43c43427de
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+++ b/docs/release_notes/811.asciidoc
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+[[release_notes_8110]]
+=== 8.11 Release notes
+
+[discrete]
+[[release_notes_811_0]]
+=== 8.11.0 Release notes
+
+[discrete]
+=== Client
+
+* Tested versions of Ruby for 8.11.0: Ruby (MRI) 3.0, 3.1 and 3.2. JRuby 9.3 and JRuby 9.4.
+* Adds native support for *Open Telemetry*. See <<opentelemetry>> for documentation.
+* Improved documentation, now you can find more examples in Ruby in the https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/8.11/rest-apis.html[REST API reference].
+
+[discrete]
+=== API
+
+New Experimental APIs:
+
+* `esql.query` - Executes an ESQL request.
+* `inference.delete_model` - Delete model in the Inference API
+* `inference.get_model` - Get a model in the Inference API
+* `inference.inference` - Perform inference on a model
+* `inference.put_model` - Configure a model for use in the Inference API
diff --git a/docs/release_notes/index.asciidoc b/docs/release_notes/index.asciidoc
index 43f7e8437f..9143380955 100644
--- a/docs/release_notes/index.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/release_notes/index.asciidoc
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 [discrete]
 === 8.x
+* <<release_notes_8110, 8.11 Release Notes>>
 * <<release_notes_8100, 8.10 Release Notes>>
 * <<release_notes_89, 8.9 Release Notes>>
 * <<release_notes_88, 8.8 Release Notes>>
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@
 * <<release_notes_75, 7.5 Release Notes>>
 * <<release_notes_70, 7.0 Release Notes>>
 
+include::811.asciidoc[]
 include::810.asciidoc[]
 include::89.asciidoc[]
 include::88.asciidoc[]