diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 5d0bc52d..f825da10 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
-v1.10.1
-- fixup in formatting
-- Allow setting keepalive in node clients
+v1.11.0
+- retry even if there is an error
diff --git a/_hardcoded/doer.go b/_hardcoded/doer.go
index a9cf1975..8a79e0e0 100644
--- a/_hardcoded/doer.go
+++ b/_hardcoded/doer.go
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ func (SingleRetryPolicy) Backoffs() []time.Duration {
 // Retry will retry non-POST, non-PATCH requests that 5XX.
 // TODO: It does not currently retry any errors returned by net/http.Client's `Do`.
 func (SingleRetryPolicy) Retry(req *http.Request, resp *http.Response, err error) bool {
-	if err != nil || req.Method == "POST" || req.Method == "PATCH" ||
+	if req.Method == "POST" || req.Method == "PATCH" ||
 		resp.StatusCode < 500 {
 		return false
 	}
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ func (ExponentialRetryPolicy) Backoffs() []time.Duration {
 // Retry will retry non-POST, non-PATCH requests that 5XX.
 // TODO: It does not currently retry any errors returned by net/http.Client's `Do`.
 func (ExponentialRetryPolicy) Retry(req *http.Request, resp *http.Response, err error) bool {
-	if err != nil || req.Method == "POST" || req.Method == "PATCH" ||
+	if req.Method == "POST" || req.Method == "PATCH" ||
 		resp.StatusCode < 500 {
 		return false
 	}
diff --git a/clients/js/genjs.go b/clients/js/genjs.go
index 7a208f0b..e54ee3ae 100644
--- a/clients/js/genjs.go
+++ b/clients/js/genjs.go
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ const exponentialRetryPolicy = {
     return ret;
   },
   retry(requestOptions, err, res) {
-    if (err || requestOptions.method === "POST" ||
+    if (requestOptions.method === "POST" ||
         requestOptions.method === "PATCH" ||
         res.statusCode < 500) {
       return false;
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ const singleRetryPolicy = {
     return [1000];
   },
   retry(requestOptions, err, res) {
-    if (err || requestOptions.method === "POST" ||
+    if (requestOptions.method === "POST" ||
         requestOptions.method === "PATCH" ||
         res.statusCode < 500) {
       return false;