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                        User-Visible OpenAFS Changes
 
+OpenAFS 1.6.11.1
+
+  Linux clients
+
+    * Support kernels up to 4.0 (11760 11761)
+
+  FreeBSD clients
+
+    * Fixed kernel module build on systems with an updated clang which no
+      longer accepts the -mno-align-long-strings as a no-op (11809)
+
 OpenAFS 1.6.11
 
   All platforms