diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
-# discord-haskell [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/aquarial/discord-haskell.png?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/aquarial/discord-haskell)
+# discord-haskell           [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/aquarial/discord-haskell.png?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/aquarial/discord-haskell)        [![Hackage version](http://img.shields.io/hackage/v/discord-haskell.svg?label=Hackage)](https://hackage.haskell.org/package/discord-haskell)
 
+Build that discord bot in Haskell! This is an example bot that replies "pong" to messages that start with "ping".
+
 ```haskell
 {-# LANGUAGE OverloadedStrings #-}  -- allows "string literals" to be Text
 
@@ -45,8 +47,7 @@
 ```yaml
 extra-deps:
 - emoji-0.1.0.2
-- discord-haskell-1.2.0
-    # check hackage for the most recent version
+- discord-haskell-VERSION
 ```
 
 In `project.cabal`
diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@
 ## master
 
 
+## 1.5.0
+
+[rexim](https://github.com/aquarial/discord-haskell/pull/35) Add `Read` instance for `Snowflake`
+
 ## 1.4.0
 
 Rename `SubEmbed` to `EmbedPart`
diff --git a/discord-haskell.cabal b/discord-haskell.cabal
--- a/discord-haskell.cabal
+++ b/discord-haskell.cabal
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 cabal-version:       2.0
 name:                discord-haskell
 -- library version is also noted at src/Discord/Rest/Prelude.hs
-version:             1.4.0
+version:             1.5.0
 description:         Functions and data types to write discord bots.
                      Official discord docs <https://discordapp.com/developers/docs/reference>.
                      .
@@ -77,11 +77,11 @@
                      , http-client >=0.6.4 && <0.7
                      , iso8601-time >=0.1.5 && <0.2
                      , MonadRandom >=0.5.1.1 && <0.6
-                     , req >=2.1.0 && <2.2
+                     , req >=2.1.0 && <3.2
                      , JuicyPixels >=3.2.9.5 && <3.4
                      , safe-exceptions >=0.1.7.0 && <0.2
                      , text >=1.2.3.0 && <1.3
-                     , time >=1.8.0.2 && <1.9
+                     , time >=1.8.0.2 && <1.11
                      , unordered-containers >=0.2.9.0 && <0.3
                      , vector >=0.12.0.1 && <0.13
                      , websockets >=0.12.5.1 && <0.13
diff --git a/src/Discord/Internal/Rest/Prelude.hs b/src/Discord/Internal/Rest/Prelude.hs
--- a/src/Discord/Internal/Rest/Prelude.hs
+++ b/src/Discord/Internal/Rest/Prelude.hs
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
   where
   -- | https://discordapp.com/developers/docs/reference#user-agent
   -- Second place where the library version is noted
-  agent = "DiscordBot (https://github.com/aquarial/discord-haskell, 1.4.0)"
+  agent = "DiscordBot (https://github.com/aquarial/discord-haskell, 1.5.0)"
 
 -- Append to an URL
 infixl 5 //
diff --git a/src/Discord/Internal/Types/Prelude.hs b/src/Discord/Internal/Types/Prelude.hs
--- a/src/Discord/Internal/Types/Prelude.hs
+++ b/src/Discord/Internal/Types/Prelude.hs
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@
 import Data.Monoid ((<>))
 import Control.Monad (mzero)
 
+import Data.Functor.Compose (Compose(Compose, getCompose))
+import Data.Bifunctor (first)
+
 -- | Authorization token for the Discord API
 data Auth = Auth T.Text
   deriving (Show, Eq, Ord)
@@ -32,11 +35,14 @@
 instance Show Snowflake where
   show (Snowflake a) = show a
 
+instance Read Snowflake where
+  readsPrec p = getCompose $ first Snowflake <$> Compose (readsPrec p)
+
 instance ToJSON Snowflake where
   toJSON (Snowflake snowflake) = String . T.pack $ show snowflake
 
 instance FromJSON Snowflake where
-  parseJSON (String snowflake) = Snowflake <$> (pure . read $ T.unpack snowflake)
+  parseJSON (String snowflake) = pure . read $ T.unpack snowflake
   parseJSON _ = mzero
 
 type ChannelId = Snowflake
@@ -57,4 +63,3 @@
 -- | Default timestamp
 epochTime :: UTCTime
 epochTime = posixSecondsToUTCTime 0
-