diff --git a/Network/HTTP/Conduit/Request.hs b/Network/HTTP/Conduit/Request.hs
--- a/Network/HTTP/Conduit/Request.hs
+++ b/Network/HTTP/Conduit/Request.hs
@@ -59,6 +59,16 @@
 -- construct from a URL, and then use the records below to make modifications.
 -- This approach allows http-conduit to add configuration options without
 -- breaking backwards compatibility.
+--
+-- For example, to construct a POST request, you could do something like:
+--
+-- > initReq <- parseUrl "http://www.example.com/path"
+-- > let req = req
+-- >             { method = "POST"
+-- >             }
+--
+-- For more information, please see
+-- <http://www.yesodweb.com/book/settings-types>.
 data Request m = Request
     { method :: W.Method
     -- ^ HTTP request method, eg GET, POST.
diff --git a/http-conduit.cabal b/http-conduit.cabal
--- a/http-conduit.cabal
+++ b/http-conduit.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name:            http-conduit
-version:         1.4.0
+version:         1.4.0.1
 license:         BSD3
 license-file:    LICENSE
 author:          Michael Snoyman <michael@snoyman.com>