diff --git a/.github/RELEASE-core.md b/.github/RELEASE-core.md
index 72472a42fdc..a93b3ed8d61 100644
--- a/.github/RELEASE-core.md
+++ b/.github/RELEASE-core.md
@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@ platforms as appropriate for each release.
 Review `cuda_core/pyproject.toml` and verify that all dependency
 requirements are current.
 
+Update the cuda_core dependency in `cuda_python/setup.py`.
+
 ---
 
 ## Sweep deprecations whose removal version has arrived
diff --git a/cuda_python/setup.py b/cuda_python/setup.py
index dad8a596c95..b46d01de59a 100644
--- a/cuda_python/setup.py
+++ b/cuda_python/setup.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
     version=version,
     install_requires=[
         f"cuda-bindings{matcher}{version}",
-        "cuda-core~=1.0.0",
+        "cuda-core~=1.1.0",
         "cuda-pathfinder~=1.1",
     ],
     extras_require={