diff --git a/Network/Captcha/ReCaptcha.hs b/Network/Captcha/ReCaptcha.hs
--- a/Network/Captcha/ReCaptcha.hs
+++ b/Network/Captcha/ReCaptcha.hs
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
                 -> String                 -- ^ value of the recaptcha_response_field
                 -> IO (Either String ())  -- ^ @Left@ error message, or @Right ()@ for success
 validateCaptcha recaptchaPrivateKey ipaddress challenge response = do
-  let verifyURIString = "https://www.google.com/recaptcha/api/verify"
+  let verifyURIString = "http://www.google.com/recaptcha/api/verify"
   let verifyURI = case parseURI verifyURIString of
                        Just uri  -> uri
                        Nothing   -> error $ "Could not parse URI: " ++ verifyURIString
diff --git a/recaptcha.cabal b/recaptcha.cabal
--- a/recaptcha.cabal
+++ b/recaptcha.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Name:            recaptcha
-Version:         0.1.0.1
+Version:         0.1.0.2
 Cabal-Version:   >= 1.6
 Build-Type:      Custom
 License:         BSD3