diff --git a/readable.cabal b/readable.cabal
--- a/readable.cabal
+++ b/readable.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name:           readable
-version:        0.2.0.1
+version:        0.2.0.2
 synopsis:       Reading from Text and ByteString
 
 description:
diff --git a/src/Data/Readable.hs b/src/Data/Readable.hs
--- a/src/Data/Readable.hs
+++ b/src/Data/Readable.hs
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@
 
 instance Readable ByteString where
     fromText = return . encodeUtf8
+    fromBS = return
 instance Readable Text where
     fromText = return
 instance Readable Int where