diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 64419e7..d68d517 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "preferences"
-version = "0.7.0"
+version = "0.7.1"
 authors = ["Andy Barron <AndrewLBarron@gmail.com>"]
 
 description = "Read and write user-specific application data (in stable Rust)"
@@ -11,5 +11,5 @@ keywords = ["preferences", "user", "data", "persistent", "storage"]
 license = "MIT"
 
 [dependencies]
-app_dirs = "^1.0.1"
+app_dirs = "^1.1.1"
 rustc-serialize = "^0.3.19"
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5b76533..8a6ddd7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -11,4 +11,4 @@ _Read and write user-specific application data in Rust_
 ## Installation
 Add the following to your `Cargo.toml`:
 
-`preferences = "^0.7.0"`
+`preferences = "^0.7.1"`