diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index e4cc178..e8175f5 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "7.11.0"
+  ".": "7.11.1"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.stats.yml b/.stats.yml
index 035a6ed..57882fd 100644
--- a/.stats.yml
+++ b/.stats.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 configured_endpoints: 103
 openapi_spec_url: https://storage.googleapis.com/stainless-sdk-openapi-specs/courier%2Fcourier-d891c800ffe6b7eddce179c225367cedcb49dab758ebc03e352d945240918d96.yml
 openapi_spec_hash: 852d55192b8d7ad96c1f85cd9070ef64
-config_hash: a730d0e598dc108e89c016802008c9b3
+config_hash: ef56639a76a9e93201330e60dff4dbdc
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1e306dc..e2946d4 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 7.11.1 (2026-04-11)
+
+Full Changelog: [v7.11.0...v7.11.1](https://github.com/trycourier/courier-python/compare/v7.11.0...v7.11.1)
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* ensure file data are only sent as 1 parameter ([ca4b529](https://github.com/trycourier/courier-python/commit/ca4b529bf902fa70de9776bd66154d9bb5783b2b))
+
 ## 7.11.0 (2026-04-08)
 
 Full Changelog: [v7.10.0...v7.11.0](https://github.com/trycourier/courier-python/compare/v7.10.0...v7.11.0)
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index e5428f9..f23035e 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "trycourier"
-version = "7.11.0"
+version = "7.11.1"
 description = "The official Python library for the Courier API"
 dynamic = ["readme"]
 license = "Apache-2.0"
diff --git a/src/courier/_utils/_utils.py b/src/courier/_utils/_utils.py
index eec7f4a..63b8cd6 100644
--- a/src/courier/_utils/_utils.py
+++ b/src/courier/_utils/_utils.py
@@ -86,8 +86,9 @@ def _extract_items(
     index += 1
     if is_dict(obj):
         try:
-            # We are at the last entry in the path so we must remove the field
-            if (len(path)) == index:
+            # Remove the field if there are no more dict keys in the path,
+            # only "<array>" traversal markers or end.
+            if all(p == "<array>" for p in path[index:]):
                 item = obj.pop(key)
             else:
                 item = obj[key]
diff --git a/src/courier/_version.py b/src/courier/_version.py
index 7f12b90..a93f7c7 100644
--- a/src/courier/_version.py
+++ b/src/courier/_version.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 # File generated from our OpenAPI spec by Stainless. See CONTRIBUTING.md for details.
 
 __title__ = "courier"
-__version__ = "7.11.0"  # x-release-please-version
+__version__ = "7.11.1"  # x-release-please-version
diff --git a/tests/test_extract_files.py b/tests/test_extract_files.py
index 02fd18b..b1010d7 100644
--- a/tests/test_extract_files.py
+++ b/tests/test_extract_files.py
@@ -35,6 +35,15 @@ def test_multiple_files() -> None:
     assert query == {"documents": [{}, {}]}
 
 
+def test_top_level_file_array() -> None:
+    query = {"files": [b"file one", b"file two"], "title": "hello"}
+    assert extract_files(query, paths=[["files", "<array>"]]) == [
+        ("files[]", b"file one"),
+        ("files[]", b"file two"),
+    ]
+    assert query == {"title": "hello"}
+
+
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
     "query,paths,expected",
     [