Merge tag '1.1' into develop

1.1

* tag '1.1':
  Bump version
Defend against not having an element
Effectively skip validation if there is no element
Merge remote-tracking branch 'origin/master' into develop

* origin/master:
  Update README.md
Bump version to 1.1.1
Merge branch 'release/1.1.1'

* release/1.1.1:
  Bump version to 1.1.1
  Effectively skip validation if there is no element
  Defend against not having an element