diff --git a/Text/XML/Enumerator/Parse.hs b/Text/XML/Enumerator/Parse.hs
--- a/Text/XML/Enumerator/Parse.hs
+++ b/Text/XML/Enumerator/Parse.hs
@@ -161,6 +161,8 @@
 tokenToEvent n (TokenDoctype t eid) = (n, [EventDoctype $ Doctype t eid []])
 
 tnameToName :: Bool -> NSLevel -> TName -> Name
+tnameToName _ _ (TName (Just "xml") name) =
+    Name name (Just "http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace") (Just "xml")
 tnameToName isAttr (NSLevel def _) (TName Nothing name) =
     Name name (if isAttr then Nothing else def) Nothing
 tnameToName _ (NSLevel _ m) (TName (Just pref) name) =
diff --git a/Text/XML/Enumerator/Render.hs b/Text/XML/Enumerator/Render.hs
--- a/Text/XML/Enumerator/Render.hs
+++ b/Text/XML/Enumerator/Render.hs
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@
                  in (Map.insert ns pref nsmap, TName (Just pref) local, addNS')
 
 getPrefix :: Text -> Map Text Text -> Text -> (Text, [TAttribute] -> [TAttribute])
+getPrefix _ _ "http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace" = ("xml", id)
 getPrefix ppref nsmap ns =
     case Map.lookup ns nsmap of
         Just pref -> (pref, id)
diff --git a/xml-enumerator.cabal b/xml-enumerator.cabal
--- a/xml-enumerator.cabal
+++ b/xml-enumerator.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name:            xml-enumerator
-version:         0.0.0.1
+version:         0.0.1
 license:         BSD3
 license-file:    LICENSE
 author:          Michael Snoyman <michaels@suite-sol.com>