diff --git a/ipify/settings.py b/ipify/settings.py
index 17aebc9..181578a 100644
--- a/ipify/settings.py
+++ b/ipify/settings.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 """
 
 
-from platform import mac_ver, win32_ver, linux_distribution, system
+from platform import mac_ver, win32_ver, release, system
 from sys import version_info as vi
 
 from . import __version__
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 # This dictionary is used to dynamically select the appropriate platform for
 # the user agent string.
 OS_VERSION_INFO = {
-    'Linux': '%s' % (linux_distribution()[0]),
+    'Linux': '%s' % (release()),
     'Windows': '%s' % (win32_ver()[0]),
     'Darwin': '%s' % (mac_ver()[0]),
 }
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index c12c043..ef84728 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ def run(self):
 
     # Basic package information:
     name = 'ipify',
-    version = '1.0.0',
+    version = '1.0.1',
     packages = find_packages(exclude=['tests']),
 
     # Packaging options: