[Doc] Release note for v0.11.0rc0 (#3224)

### What this PR does / why we need it?
Add release note for v0.11.0rc0

### Does this PR introduce _any_ user-facing change?

### How was this patch tested?


- vLLM version: v0.11.0rc3
- vLLM main:
vllm-project/vllm@releases/v0.11.0

Signed-off-by: wangxiyuan <[email protected]>

Author: wangxiyuan

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/900-release-checklist.yml

@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ body:
     value: >
       - [ ] Create a new issue for release feedback
 
+      - [ ] Upgrade vllm version to the new version for CI and Dockerfile
+
       - [ ] Write the release note PR.
 
         - [ ] Update the feedback issue link in docs/source/faqs.md

README.md

@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ Please use the following recommended versions to get started quickly:
 
 | Version    | Release type | Doc                                  |
 |------------|--------------|--------------------------------------|
-|v0.10.2rc1|Latest release candidate|[QuickStart](https://vllm-ascend.readthedocs.io/en/latest/quick_start.html) and [Installation](https://vllm-ascend.readthedocs.io/en/latest/installation.html) for more details|
+|v0.11.0rc0|Latest release candidate|[QuickStart](https://vllm-ascend.readthedocs.io/en/latest/quick_start.html) and [Installation](https://vllm-ascend.readthedocs.io/en/latest/installation.html) for more details|
 |v0.9.1|Latest stable version|[QuickStart](https://vllm-ascend.readthedocs.io/en/v0.9.1-dev/quick_start.html) and [Installation](https://vllm-ascend.readthedocs.io/en/v0.9.1-dev/installation.html) for more details|
 
 ## Contributing
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ Below is maintained branches:
 
 | Branch     | Status       | Note                                 |
 |------------|--------------|--------------------------------------|
-| main       | Maintained   | CI commitment for vLLM main branch and vLLM v0.10.2 tag   |
+| main       | Maintained   | CI commitment for vLLM main branch and vLLM v0.11.0 tag   |
 | v0.7.1-dev | Unmaintained | Only doc fixed is allowed |
 | v0.7.3-dev | Maintained   | CI commitment for vLLM 0.7.3 version, only bug fix is allowed and no new release tag any more. |
 | v0.9.1-dev | Maintained   | CI commitment for vLLM 0.9.1 version |

README.zh.md

@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ vLLM 昇腾插件 (`vllm-ascend`) 是一个由社区维护的让vLLM在Ascend NP
 
 | Version    | Release type | Doc                                  |
 |------------|--------------|--------------------------------------|
-|v0.10.2rc1| 最新RC版本 |请查看[快速开始](https://vllm-ascend.readthedocs.io/en/latest/quick_start.html)和[安装指南](https://vllm-ascend.readthedocs.io/en/latest/installation.html)了解更多|
+|v0.11.0rc0| 最新RC版本 |请查看[快速开始](https://vllm-ascend.readthedocs.io/en/latest/quick_start.html)和[安装指南](https://vllm-ascend.readthedocs.io/en/latest/installation.html)了解更多|
 |v0.9.1| 最新正式/稳定版本 |[快速开始](https://vllm-ascend.readthedocs.io/en/v0.9.1-dev/quick_start.html) and [安装指南](https://vllm-ascend.readthedocs.io/en/v0.9.1-dev/installation.html)了解更多|
 
 ## 贡献
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ vllm-ascend有主干分支和开发分支。
 
 | 分支         | 状态         | 备注                  |
 |------------|------------|---------------------|
-| main       | Maintained | 基于vLLM main分支CI看护   |
+| main       | Maintained | 基于vLLM main分支和vLLM最新版本（v0.11.0）CI看护   |
 | v0.7.1-dev | Unmaintained | 只允许文档修复 |
 | v0.7.3-dev | Maintained | 基于vLLM v0.7.3版本CI看护, 只允许Bug修复，不会再发布新版本 |
 | v0.9.1-dev | Maintained | 基于vLLM v0.9.1版本CI看护 |

docs/source/community/versioning_policy.md

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ Following is the Release Compatibility Matrix for vLLM Ascend Plugin:
 
 | vLLM Ascend | vLLM         | Python           | Stable CANN | PyTorch/torch_npu  | MindIE Turbo |
 |-------------|--------------|------------------|-------------|--------------------|--------------|
+| v0.11.0rc0  | v0.11.0rc3      | >= 3.9, < 3.12   | 8.2.RC1     | 2.7.1 / 2.7.1.dev20250724            |              |
 | v0.10.2rc1  | v0.10.2      | >= 3.9, < 3.12   | 8.2.RC1     | 2.7.1 / 2.7.1.dev20250724            |              |
 | v0.10.1rc1  | v0.10.1/v0.10.1.1 | >= 3.9, < 3.12   | 8.2.RC1     | 2.7.1 / 2.7.1.dev20250724            |              |
 | v0.10.0rc1  | v0.10.0      | >= 3.9, < 3.12   | 8.2.RC1     | 2.7.1 / 2.7.1.dev20250724            |              |
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ Following is the Release Compatibility Matrix for vLLM Ascend Plugin:
 
 | Date       | Event                                     |
 |------------|-------------------------------------------|
+| 2025.09.30 | Release candidates, v0.11.0rc0            |
 | 2025.09.16 | Release candidates, v0.10.2rc1            |
 | 2025.09.04 | Release candidates, v0.10.1rc1            |
 | 2025.09.03 | v0.9.1 Final release                      |

docs/source/conf.py

@@ -65,15 +65,15 @@
     # the branch of vllm, used in vllm clone
     # - main branch: 'main'
     # - vX.Y.Z branch: 'vX.Y.Z'
-    'vllm_version': 'v0.10.2',
+    'vllm_version': 'v0.11.0rc3',
     # the branch of vllm-ascend, used in vllm-ascend clone and image tag
     # - main branch: 'main'
     # - vX.Y.Z branch: latest vllm-ascend release tag
-    'vllm_ascend_version': 'v0.10.2rc1',
+    'vllm_ascend_version': 'v0.11.0rc0',
     # the newest release version of vllm-ascend and matched vLLM, used in pip install.
     # This value should be updated when cut down release.
-    'pip_vllm_ascend_version': "0.10.2rc1",
-    'pip_vllm_version': "0.10.2",
+    'pip_vllm_ascend_version': "0.11.0rc0",
+    'pip_vllm_version': "0.11.0",
     # CANN image tag
     'cann_image_tag': "8.2.rc1-910b-ubuntu22.04-py3.11",
     # vllm version in ci

docs/source/faqs.md

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 ## Version Specific FAQs
 
 - [[v0.9.1] FAQ & Feedback](https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm-ascend/issues/2643)
-- [[v0.10.2rc1] FAQ & Feedback](https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm-ascend/issues/2874)
+- [[v0.11.0rc1] FAQ & Feedback](https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm-ascend/issues/3222)
 
 ## General FAQs
 

docs/source/user_guide/release_notes.md

@@ -1,5 +1,29 @@
 # Release note
 
+## v0.11.0rc0 - 2025.09.30
+
+This is the special release candidate of v0.11.0 for vLLM Ascend. Please follow the [official doc](https://vllm-ascend.readthedocs.io/en/) to get started.
+
+### Highlights
+
+- DeepSeek V3.2 is supported now. [#3270](https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm-ascend/pull/3270)
+- Qwen3-vl is supported now. [#3103](https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm-ascend/pull/3103)
+
+### Core
+
+- DeepSeek works with aclgraph now. [#2707](https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm-ascend/pull/2707)
+- MTP works with aclgraph now. [#2932](https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm-ascend/pull/2932)
+- EPLB is supported now. [#2956](https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm-ascend/pull/2956)
+- Mooncacke store kvcache connector is supported now. [#2913](https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm-ascend/pull/2913)
+- CPU offload connector is supported now. [#1659](https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm-ascend/pull/1659)
+
+### Other
+
+- Qwen3-next is stable now. [#3007](https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm-ascend/pull/3007)
+- Fixed a lot of bugs introduced in v0.10.2 by Qwen3-next. [#2964](https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm-ascend/pull/2964) [#2781](https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm-ascend/pull/2781) [#3070](https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm-ascend/pull/3070) [#3113](https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm-ascend/pull/3113)
+- The LoRA feature is back now. [#3044](https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm-ascend/pull/3044)
+- Eagle3 spec decode method is back now. [#2949](https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm-ascend/pull/2949)
+
 ## v0.10.2rc1 - 2025.09.16
 
 This is the 1st release candidate of v0.10.2 for vLLM Ascend. Please follow the [official doc](https://vllm-ascend.readthedocs.io/en/) to get started.

vllm_ascend/platform.py

@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ def check_and_update_config(cls, vllm_config: VllmConfig) -> None:
         vllm_config._set_cudagraph_sizes()
 
         # TODO: Full graph is fully supported later, and the default value will be set to full graph.
-        if not vllm_version_is("v0.10.2"):
+        if not vllm_version_is("0.10.2"):
             if compilation_config.cudagraph_mode == CUDAGraphMode.FULL_AND_PIECEWISE:
                 compilation_config.cudagraph_mode = CUDAGraphMode.PIECEWISE