diff --git a/app/Sample.hs b/app/Sample.hs
deleted file mode 100644
--- a/app/Sample.hs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-{-# LANGUAGE OverloadedStrings #-}
-
-module Sample where
-
-import qualified Data.Text as T
-import qualified Web.Giphy as Giphy
-
-apiKey :: Giphy.Key
-apiKey = Giphy.Key "dc6zaTOxFJmzC"
-
-sample :: IO ()
-sample = do
-  let config = Giphy.GiphyConfig apiKey
-  resp <- Giphy.runGiphy (app "puppies") config
-  print resp
-
-  where
-    app :: T.Text -> Giphy.Giphy [Giphy.Gif]
-    app q = do
-      resp <- Giphy.search $ Giphy.Query q
-      return $ Giphy._searchItems resp
diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+# Changelog
+
+## v0.2.0.0
+
+- Make sample app optional via build flag `buildSample`. This dramatically
+  reduces the dependency graph.
+
+## v0.1.0.0
+
+- Initial release
diff --git a/giphy-api.cabal b/giphy-api.cabal
--- a/giphy-api.cabal
+++ b/giphy-api.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: giphy-api
-version: 0.1.0.0
+version: 0.2.0.0
 cabal-version: >=1.10
 build-type: Simple
 license: BSD3
@@ -11,7 +11,14 @@
     Please see README.md
 category: Web
 author: Pascal Hartig
+extra-source-files:
+    changelog.md
 
+flag buildsample
+    description:
+        Build the sample application.
+    default: False
+
 library
     exposed-modules:
         Web.Giphy
@@ -34,18 +41,23 @@
     ghc-options: -Wall -fwarn-tabs -fwarn-incomplete-record-updates -fwarn-monomorphism-restriction -fwarn-unused-do-bind
 
 executable giphy-search
+    
+    if flag(buildsample)
+        build-depends:
+            giphy-api <0.3,
+            lens <4.14,
+            optparse-applicative <0.13
+    else
+        buildable: False
     main-is: Main.hs
     build-depends:
         base >=4.7 && <5,
         text <1.3,
-        network-uri <2.7,
-        giphy-api <0.2,
-        lens <4.14,
-        optparse-applicative <0.13
+        network-uri <2.7
     default-language: Haskell2010
     hs-source-dirs: app
     other-modules:
-        Sample
+        Paths_giphy_api
     ghc-options: -Wall -fwarn-tabs -fwarn-incomplete-record-updates -fwarn-monomorphism-restriction -fwarn-unused-do-bind -threaded -rtsopts -with-rtsopts=-N
 
 test-suite spec
@@ -55,7 +67,7 @@
         base >=4.7 && <5,
         text <1.3,
         network-uri <2.7,
-        giphy-api <0.2,
+        giphy-api <0.3,
         aeson <0.10,
         basic-prelude <0.6,
         bytestring <0.11,
diff --git a/src/Web/Giphy.hs b/src/Web/Giphy.hs
--- a/src/Web/Giphy.hs
+++ b/src/Web/Giphy.hs
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@
 --
 
 -- | Issue a search request for the given query without specifying an offset.
--- E.g. <http://api.giphy.com/v1/gifs/search?q=funny+cat&api_key=dc6zaTOxFJmzC>
+-- E.g. <https://api.giphy.com/v1/gifs/search?q=funny+cat&api_key=dc6zaTOxFJmzC>
 search
   :: Query
   -> Giphy SearchResponse
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@
 
 -- | Issue a search request for the given query by specifying a
 -- pagination offset.
--- E.g. <http://api.giphy.com/v1/gifs/search?q=funny+cat&api_key=dc6zaTOxFJmzC&offset=25>
+-- E.g. <https://api.giphy.com/v1/gifs/search?q=funny+cat&api_key=dc6zaTOxFJmzC&offset=25>
 searchOffset
   :: Query
   -> PaginationOffset
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@
   lift $ search' (pure key) (pure offset) (pure query)
 
 -- | Issue a request for a single GIF identified by its 'GifId'.
--- E.g. <http://api.giphy.com/v1/gifs/feqkVgjJpYtjy?api_key=dc6zaTOxFJmzC>
+-- E.g. <https://api.giphy.com/v1/gifs/feqkVgjJpYtjy?api_key=dc6zaTOxFJmzC>
 gif
   :: GifId
   -> Giphy SingleGifResponse
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@
   lift $ gif' gifid (pure key)
 
 -- | Issue a translate request for a given phrase or term.
--- E.g. <http://api.giphy.com/v1/gifs/translate?s=superman&api_key=dc6zaTOxFJmzC>
+-- E.g. <https://api.giphy.com/v1/gifs/translate?s=superman&api_key=dc6zaTOxFJmzC>
 translate
   :: Phrase
   -> Giphy TranslateResponse
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@
   lift $ translate' (pure key) (pure phrase)
 
 -- | Issue a request for a random GIF for the given (optional) tag.
--- E.g. <http://api.giphy.com/v1/gifs/random?api_key=dc6zaTOxFJmzC&tag=american+psycho>
+-- E.g. <https://api.giphy.com/v1/gifs/random?api_key=dc6zaTOxFJmzC&tag=american+psycho>
 random
   :: Maybe Tag
   -> Giphy RandomResponse