diff --git a/XMonad/Core.hs b/XMonad/Core.hs
--- a/XMonad/Core.hs
+++ b/XMonad/Core.hs
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@
 
 type ManageHook = Query (Endo WindowSet)
 newtype Query a = Query (ReaderT Window X a)
-    deriving (Functor, Monad, MonadReader Window, MonadIO)
+    deriving (Functor, Applicative, Monad, MonadReader Window, MonadIO)
 
 runQuery :: Query a -> Window -> X a
 runQuery (Query m) w = runReaderT m w
diff --git a/xmonad.cabal b/xmonad.cabal
--- a/xmonad.cabal
+++ b/xmonad.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name:               xmonad
-version:            0.11
+version:            0.11.1
 homepage:           http://xmonad.org
 synopsis:           A tiling window manager
 description: