diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 2bf2e25..0990459 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,3 +3,7 @@
 ## 0.1.0.0 -- 2024-07-21
 
 * initial support for sending simple http requests with monoidal interface
+
+## 0.1.1.0 -- 2024-07-21
+
+* internall, don't do unnecessary conversion from String to StrictByteString and use StrictByteString directly
diff --git a/http-barf.cabal b/http-barf.cabal
index cf95c54..48f3e3e 100644
--- a/http-barf.cabal
+++ b/http-barf.cabal
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 cabal-version:   3.4
 name:            http-barf
-version:         0.1.0.0
+version:         0.1.1.0
 synopsis:        a library to make http requests without worrying much 
 description:
   a dead simple library to make http requests. It provides helper functions to use different http methods, it supports