diff --git a/packages/zone.js/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/zone.js/CHANGELOG.md
index ad1cc63e00..a8b2612d1e 100644
--- a/packages/zone.js/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/zone.js/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+<a name="0.11.1"></a>
+## [0.11.1](https://github.com/angular/angular/compare/zone.js-0.11.0...zone.js-0.11.1) (2020-08-19)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **zone.js:** zone.js package.json should not include files/directories field ([#38528](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/38528)) ([6b662d1](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/6b662d1)), closes [#38526](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/38526) [#38516](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/38516) [#38513](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/38513)
+
+
+
 <a name="0.11.0"></a>
 # [0.11.0](https://github.com/angular/angular/compare/zone.js-0.10.3...zone.js-0.11.0) (2020-08-14)
 
diff --git a/packages/zone.js/DEVELOPER.md b/packages/zone.js/DEVELOPER.md
index c47f9108b3..0fa4298484 100644
--- a/packages/zone.js/DEVELOPER.md
+++ b/packages/zone.js/DEVELOPER.md
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ Releasing `zone.js` is a two step process.
 #### 1. Creating a PR for release
 
 ```
+rm -rf node_modules && yarn install
 export PREVIOUS_ZONE_TAG=`git tag -l 'zone.js-0.11.*' | tail -n1`
 export VERSION=`(cd packages/zone.js; npm version patch --no-git-tag-version)`
 export VERSION=${VERSION#v}
@@ -107,9 +108,12 @@ Check out the SHA on master which has the changelog commit of the zone.js
 
 ```
 git fetch upstream
+git checkout upstream/master
+rm -rf node_modules && yarn install
 export VERSION=`(node -e "console.log(require('./packages/zone.js/package.json').version)")`
 export TAG="zone.js-${VERSION}"
 export SHA=`git log upstream/master --oneline -n 1000 | grep "release: cut the ${TAG} release" | cut -f 1 -d " "`
+echo "Releasing '$VERSION' which will be tagged as '$TAG' from SHA '$SHA'."
 git co ${SHA}
 npm login --registry https://wombat-dressing-room.appspot.com
 yarn bazel -- run --config=release -- //packages/zone.js:npm_package.publish --access public --tag latest
diff --git a/packages/zone.js/package.json b/packages/zone.js/package.json
index c93c336514..46ff790fef 100644
--- a/packages/zone.js/package.json
+++ b/packages/zone.js/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "zone.js",
-  "version": "0.11.0",
+  "version": "0.11.1",
   "description": "Zones for JavaScript",
   "main": "./bundles/zone.umd.js",
   "module": "./fesm2015/zone.js",