diff --git a/src/gevopy/VERSION b/src/gevopy/VERSION
index 1cc5f65..8cfbc90 100755
--- a/src/gevopy/VERSION
+++ b/src/gevopy/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.1.0
\ No newline at end of file
+1.1.1
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/gevopy/experiments.py b/src/gevopy/experiments.py
index 4b0f3a1..bb32454 100644
--- a/src/gevopy/experiments.py
+++ b/src/gevopy/experiments.py
@@ -207,6 +207,9 @@ def run(self, max_generation=None, max_score=None):
                 self.eval_phenotypes(self.fitness, save=True)
                 execution.halloffame.update(self.get_phenotypes())
                 logger.info("Completed cycle; %s", execution.best_score)
+        except KeyboardInterrupt:
+            logger.error("Experiment cancelled by the user 'CTRL+C'")
+            return execution
         except Exception as err:
             logger.error("Error %s raised during experiment execution", err)
             raise err