diff --git a/e3sm_diags/__init__.py b/e3sm_diags/__init__.py
index 51beb8d1a..664d7e978 100644
--- a/e3sm_diags/__init__.py
+++ b/e3sm_diags/__init__.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 # issue with dask when using ESMF with system compilers.
 import shapely
 
-__version__ = "v2.10.1"
+__version__ = "v2.11.0rc1"
 INSTALL_PATH = os.path.join(sys.prefix, "share/e3sm_diags/")
 
 # Disable MPI in cdms2, which is not currently supported by E3SM-unified
diff --git a/examples/use_zppy_to_run_e3sm_diags/zppy_config_for_complete_e3sm_diags_run_on_NERSC.cfg b/examples/use_zppy_to_run_e3sm_diags/zppy_config_for_complete_e3sm_diags_run_on_NERSC.cfg
index 69b9a0b4f..f81ebc326 100644
--- a/examples/use_zppy_to_run_e3sm_diags/zppy_config_for_complete_e3sm_diags_run_on_NERSC.cfg
+++ b/examples/use_zppy_to_run_e3sm_diags/zppy_config_for_complete_e3sm_diags_run_on_NERSC.cfg
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@ ref_start_yr = 1985
 reference_data_path = "/global/cfs/cdirs/e3sm/diagnostics/observations/Atm/climatology/"
 sets = "lat_lon","zonal_mean_xy","zonal_mean_2d","polar","cosp_histogram","meridional_mean_2d","enso_diags","qbo","diurnal_cycle","annual_cycle_zonal_mean","streamflow", "zonal_mean_2d_stratosphere","aerosol_aeronet", 
 short_name = 'v2.LR.historical_0101'
-output_format = "pdf",
 ts_num_years = 30
 walltime = "00:30:00"
 years = "1985:2014:30",
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index a76b7de7c..093ddbcbb 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ def get_all_files_in_dir(directory, pattern):
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",
     ],
     name="e3sm_diags",
-    version="2.10.1",
+    version="2.11.0rc1",
     author="Chengzhu (Jill) Zhang, Tom Vo, Ryan Forsyth, Chris Golaz and Zeshawn Shaheen",
     author_email="zhang40@llnl.gov",
     description="E3SM Diagnostics",
diff --git a/tbump.toml b/tbump.toml
index 3e4f9ff71..59ee20aba 100644
--- a/tbump.toml
+++ b/tbump.toml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 github_url = "https://github.com/E3SM-Project/e3sm_diags"
 
 [version]
-current = "2.10.1"
+current = "2.11.0rc1"
 
 # Example of a semver regexp.
 # Make sure this matches current_version before