diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 
 ## master
 
+[drewolson](https://github.com/aquarial/discord-haskell/pull/80) allows parsing an optional guild region
+
 ## 1.9.1
 
 Add [color attribute for CreateEmbed](https://github.com/aquarial/discord-haskell/issues/78)
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:             1.9.1
+version:             1.9.2
 description:         Functions and data types to write discord bots.
                      Official discord docs <https://discord.com/developers/docs/reference>.
                      .
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
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
   where
   -- | https://discord.com/developers/docs/reference#user-agent
   -- Second place where the library version is noted
-  agent = "DiscordBot (https://github.com/aquarial/discord-haskell, 1.9.1)"
+  agent = "DiscordBot (https://github.com/aquarial/discord-haskell, 1.9.2)"
 
 -- Append to an URL
 infixl 5 //
diff --git a/src/Discord/Internal/Types/Guild.hs b/src/Discord/Internal/Types/Guild.hs
--- a/src/Discord/Internal/Types/Guild.hs
+++ b/src/Discord/Internal/Types/Guild.hs
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
       , guildSplash              :: Maybe T.Text    -- ^ Splash hash
       , guildOwnerId             :: UserId       -- ^ Guild owner id
       , guildPermissions         :: Maybe Integer
-      , guildRegion              :: T.Text          -- ^ Guild voice region
+      , guildRegion              :: Maybe T.Text    -- ^ Guild voice region
       , guildAfkId               :: Maybe ChannelId -- ^ Id of afk channel
       , guildAfkTimeout          :: Integer         -- ^ Afk timeout in seconds
       , guildEmbedEnabled        :: Maybe Bool      -- ^ Id of embedded channel
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
           <*> o .:? "splash"
           <*> o .:  "owner_id"
           <*> o .:? "permissions"
-          <*> o .:  "region"
+          <*> o .:? "region"
           <*> o .:? "afk_channel_id"
           <*> o .:  "afk_timeout"
           <*> o .:? "embed_enabled"