diff --git a/Network/AMQP/Types.hs b/Network/AMQP/Types.hs
--- a/Network/AMQP/Types.hs
+++ b/Network/AMQP/Types.hs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+{-# OPTIONS -XBangPatterns #-}
 module Network.AMQP.Types
     (Octet,
      Bit,
diff --git a/amqp.cabal b/amqp.cabal
--- a/amqp.cabal
+++ b/amqp.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Name:                amqp
-Version:             0.3.0
+Version:             0.3.1
 Synopsis:            Client library for AMQP servers (currently only RabbitMQ)
 Description:         Client library for AMQP servers (currently only RabbitMQ)
 License:             BSD3