diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
 # haskell-nist-beacon
 Simple interface to the NIST Randomness Beacon.
+
+Now available on hackage! See https://hackage.haskell.org/package/nist-beacon-0.1.0.0
diff --git a/nist-beacon.cabal b/nist-beacon.cabal
--- a/nist-beacon.cabal
+++ b/nist-beacon.cabal
@@ -10,10 +10,11 @@
 -- PVP summary:      +-+------- breaking API changes
 --                   | | +----- non-breaking API additions
 --                   | | | +--- code changes with no API change
-version:             0.1.0.0
+version:             0.1.0.1
 
 -- A short (one-line) description of the package.
 synopsis: Haskell interface to the nist random beacon.           
+homepage: https://github.com/bstamour/haskell-nist-beacon
 
 -- A longer description of the package.
 -- description:         
@@ -57,7 +58,7 @@
   -- other-extensions:    
   
   -- Other library packages from which modules are imported.
-  build-depends:       base >=4.8 && <4.9, xml >=1.3 && <1.4, HTTP >=4000.2 && <4000.3, bytestring >=0.10 && <0.11
+  build-depends:       base >=4.8 && <4.9, xml >=1.3 && <1.4, http-conduit >=2.0, bytestring >=0.10 && <0.11
   
   -- Directories containing source files.
   hs-source-dirs:      src
diff --git a/nist-beacon.cabal~ b/nist-beacon.cabal~
--- a/nist-beacon.cabal~
+++ b/nist-beacon.cabal~
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 -- PVP summary:      +-+------- breaking API changes
 --                   | | +----- non-breaking API additions
 --                   | | | +--- code changes with no API change
-version:             0.1.0.0
+version:             0.1.0.1
 
 -- A short (one-line) description of the package.
 synopsis: Haskell interface to the nist random beacon.           
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
   -- other-extensions:    
   
   -- Other library packages from which modules are imported.
-  build-depends:       base >=4.8 && <4.9, xml >=1.3 && <1.4, HTTP >=4000.2 && <4000.3, bytestring >=0.10 && <0.11
+  build-depends:       base >=4.8 && <4.9, xml >=1.3 && <1.4, http-conduit >=2.0, bytestring >=0.10 && <0.11
   
   -- Directories containing source files.
   hs-source-dirs:      src
diff --git a/src/Net/Beacon.hs b/src/Net/Beacon.hs
--- a/src/Net/Beacon.hs
+++ b/src/Net/Beacon.hs
@@ -43,10 +43,9 @@
 import Text.XML.Light.Proc
 import Text.XML.Light.Types
 
-import Network.HTTP (getResponseBody, simpleHTTP, getRequest)
-
-import qualified Data.ByteString.Lazy.Char8 as B
-
+import qualified Data.ByteString.Lazy as B
+import Network.HTTP.Conduit (simpleHttp)
+import Numeric
 
 -- | A single record: the random data plus some additional information.
 data Record =
@@ -94,56 +93,63 @@
 -- | Last record published.
 getLastRecord :: IO (Maybe Record)
 getLastRecord = do
-  x <- getXmlData "http://beacon.nist.gov/rest/record/last"
+  x <- simpleHttp "https://beacon.nist.gov/rest/record/last"
   return $ getRecord x
 
 
 -- | Current record, or closest to the timestamp.
 getCurrentRecord :: Timestamp -> IO (Maybe Record)
 getCurrentRecord ts = do
-  x <- getXmlData $ "http://beacon.nist.gov/rest/record/" ++ (show ts)
+  x <- simpleHttp $ "http://beacon.nist.gov/rest/record/" ++ (show ts)
   return $ getRecord x
 
 
 -- | Previous record.
 getPreviousRecord :: Timestamp -> IO (Maybe Record)
 getPreviousRecord ts = do
-  x <- getXmlData $ "http://beacon.nist.gov/rest/record/previous/" ++ (show ts)
+  x <- simpleHttp $ "https://beacon.nist.gov/rest/record/previous/" ++ (show ts)
   return $ getRecord x
 
 
 -- | Next record.
 getNextRecord :: Timestamp -> IO (Maybe Record)
 getNextRecord ts = do
-  x <- getXmlData $ "http://beacon.nist.gov/rest/record/next/" ++ (show ts)
+  x <- simpleHttp $ "https://beacon.nist.gov/rest/record/next/" ++ (show ts)
   return $ getRecord x
 
 
 -- | Start chain record.
 getStartChainRecord :: Timestamp -> IO (Maybe Record)
 getStartChainRecord ts = do
-  x <- getXmlData $ "http://beacon.nist.gov/rest/record/start-chain/" ++ (show ts)
+  x <- simpleHttp $ "https://beacon.nist.gov/rest/record/start-chain/" ++ (show ts)
   return $ getRecord x
 
 
-getXmlData :: String -> IO B.ByteString
-getXmlData url = do
-  body <- getResponseBody <=< simpleHTTP $ getRequest url
-  return $ B.pack body
-
-
 getRecord :: B.ByteString -> Maybe Record
 getRecord stuff = do
   xml <- parseXMLDoc stuff
   let fc = findChild' xml
   Record
-    <$>             fc "version"
-    <*> (read   <$> fc "frequency")
-    <*> (read   <$> fc "timeStamp")
-    <*> (B.pack <$> fc "seedValue")
-    <*> (B.pack <$> fc "previousOutputValue")
-    <*> (B.pack <$> fc "signatureValue")
-    <*> (B.pack <$> fc "outputValue")
-    <*> (read   <$> fc "statusCode")
+    <$>              fc "version"
+    <*> (read    <$> fc "frequency")
+    <*> (read    <$> fc "timeStamp")
+    <*> (hexToBS <$> fc "seedValue")
+    <*> (hexToBS <$> fc "previousOutputValue")
+    <*> (hexToBS <$> fc "signatureValue")
+    <*> (hexToBS <$> fc "outputValue")
+    <*> (read    <$> fc "statusCode")
   where
-    findChild' xml name = strContent <$> findChild (QName name Nothing Nothing) xml
+    findChild' xml name = strContent <$> filterChildName ((name ==) . qName) xml
+
+-- input: even-length string of hex characters
+-- output: bytestring packed with the hex bits
+-- e.g. B.unpack $ hexToBS "1011" = [16,17]
+hexToBS :: String -> B.ByteString 
+hexToBS = B.pack . go
+  where go (a:b:xs) = 
+          let parses = readHex [a,b]
+          in case parses of
+              [(val,"")] -> val:(go xs)
+              _ -> error "parse error in hexToBS"
+        go [] = []
+        go _ = error "odd length input to hexToBS"