diff --git a/ChangeLog.md b/ChangeLog.md
--- a/ChangeLog.md
+++ b/ChangeLog.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # Revision history for hookup
 
+## 0.2 -- 2017-11-22
+
+* Allow connection parameters to specify address family with `cpFamily` field
+
 ## 0.1.1.0  -- 2017-05-13
 
 * Better error message for old openssl version
diff --git a/hookup.cabal b/hookup.cabal
--- a/hookup.cabal
+++ b/hookup.cabal
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 name:                hookup
-version:             0.1.1.0
+version:             0.2
 synopsis:            Abstraction over creating network connections with SOCKS5 and TLS
 description:         This package provides an abstraction for communicating with line-oriented
                      network services while abstracting over the use of SOCKS5 and TLS (via OpenSSL)
-homepage:            https://github.com/glguy/irc-core
 license:             ISC
 license-file:        LICENSE
 author:              Eric Mertens
diff --git a/src/Hookup.hs b/src/Hookup.hs
--- a/src/Hookup.hs
+++ b/src/Hookup.hs
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
   ConnectionParams(..),
   SocksParams(..),
   TlsParams(..),
+  defaultFamily,
 
   -- * Connections
   Connection,
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@
 import           Data.Foldable
 import           Data.List (intercalate)
 import           Network (PortID(..))
-import           Network.Socket (Socket, AddrInfo, PortNumber, HostName)
+import           Network.Socket (Socket, AddrInfo, PortNumber, HostName, Family)
 import qualified Network.Socket as Socket
 import qualified Network.Socket.ByteString as SocketB
 import           Network.Socks5
@@ -50,7 +51,8 @@
 
 -- | Parameters for 'connect'.
 data ConnectionParams = ConnectionParams
-  { cpHost  :: HostName          -- ^ Destination host
+  { cpFamily :: Family           -- ^ IP Protocol family (default 'AF_UNSPEC')
+  , cpHost  :: HostName          -- ^ Destination host
   , cpPort  :: PortNumber        -- ^ Destination TCP port
   , cpSocks :: Maybe SocksParams -- ^ Optional SOCKS5 parameters
   , cpTls   :: Maybe TlsParams   -- ^ Optional TLS parameters
@@ -97,6 +99,10 @@
   displayException (HostnameResolutionFailure x) =
     "hostname resolution failed: " ++ displayException x
 
+-- | Default 'Family' value is unspecified and allows both INET and INET6.
+defaultFamily :: Socket.Family
+defaultFamily = Socket.AF_UNSPEC
+
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 -- Opening sockets
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -106,7 +112,7 @@
 openSocket :: ConnectionParams -> IO Socket
 openSocket params =
   case cpSocks params of
-    Nothing -> openSocket'  (cpHost params) (cpPort params)
+    Nothing -> openSocket' (cpFamily params) (cpHost params) (cpPort params)
     Just sp -> openSocks sp (cpHost params) (cpPort params)
 
 
@@ -117,10 +123,11 @@
        h           (PortNumber p)
 
 
-openSocket' :: HostName -> PortNumber -> IO Socket
-openSocket' h p =
+openSocket' :: Family -> HostName -> PortNumber -> IO Socket
+openSocket' family h p =
   do let hints = Socket.defaultHints
-           { Socket.addrSocketType = Socket.Stream
+           { Socket.addrFamily     = family
+           , Socket.addrSocketType = Socket.Stream
            , Socket.addrFlags      = [Socket.AI_ADDRCONFIG
                                      ,Socket.AI_NUMERICSERV]
            }