diff --git a/History.md b/History.md
index 8811948..0e53c81 100644
--- a/History.md
+++ b/History.md
@@ -1,42 +1,67 @@
+### 1.1.5 / 2014-03-25
 
-1.0.0 / 2013-06-18 
-==================
+ * updated documentation and various other repo maintenance
+ * updated makefile to run examples with `make`
+ * removed dependency on readline module
 
- * remove .version
- * >=. Closes #19
- * Merge pull request #15 from davglass/readline-osx
- * On OSX revert back to terminal hack to avoid a readline bug
+### 1.1.4 / 2014-03-14
 
-0.1.0 / 2012-09-19 
-==================
+ * now supports streams, for example output progress bar to stderr, while piping
+   stdout
+ * increases performance and flicker by remembering the last drawn progress bar
 
-  * Fixed logic bug that caused bar to jump one extra space at the end [davglass]
-  * Working with readline impl, even on Windows [davglass]
-  * Using readline instead of the \r hack [davglass]
+### 1.1.3 / 2013-12-31
 
-0.0.5 / 2012-08-07 
-==================
+ * fixes a bug where bar would bug when initializing
+ * allows to pass updated tokens when ticking or updating the bar
+ * fixes a bug where the bar would throw if skipping to far
+
+### 1.1.2 / 2013-10-17
+
+ * lets you pass an `fmt` and a `total` instead of an options object
+
+### 1.1.0 / 2013-09-18
+
+ * eta and elapsed tokens default to 0.0 instead of ?.?
+ * better JSDocs
+ * added back and forth example
+ * added method to update the progress bar to a specific percentage
+ * added an option to hide the bar on completion
+
+### 1.0.1 / 2013-08-07
+
+ * on os x readline now works, reverting the terminal hack
+
+### 1.0.0 / 2013-06-18
+
+  * remove .version
+  * merge pull request #15 from davglass/readline-osx
+  * on OSX revert back to terminal hack to avoid a readline bug
+
+### 0.1.0 / 2012-09-19
+
+  * fixed logic bug that caused bar to jump one extra space at the end [davglass]
+  * working with readline impl, even on Windows [davglass]
+  * using readline instead of the \r hack [davglass]
+
+### 0.0.5 / 2012-08-07
 
   * add ability to tick by zero chunks - tick(0)
   * fix ETA. Closes #4 [lwille]
 
-0.0.4 / 2011-11-14 
-==================
+### 0.0.4 / 2011-11-14
 
-  * Allow more recent versions of node
+  * allow more recent versions of node
 
-0.0.3 / 2011-04-20 
-==================
+### 0.0.3 / 2011-04-20
 
-  * Changed; erase the line when complete
+  * changed; erase the line when complete
 
-0.0.2 / 2011-04-20 
-==================
+### 0.0.2 / 2011-04-20
 
-  * Added custom tokens support
-  * Fixed; clear line before writing
+  * added custom tokens support
+  * fixed; clear line before writing
 
-0.0.1 / 2010-01-03
-==================
+### 0.0.1 / 2010-01-03
 
-  * Initial release
+  * initial release
diff --git a/Readme.md b/Readme.md
index fb775b6..202cef3 100644
--- a/Readme.md
+++ b/Readme.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-Flexible CLI ASCII progress bar for Node.js.
+Flexible ascii progress bar.
 
 ## Installation
 
diff --git a/lib/node-progress.js b/lib/node-progress.js
index 10fa2d2..3ff4c4f 100644
--- a/lib/node-progress.js
+++ b/lib/node-progress.js
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
 exports = module.exports = ProgressBar;
 
 /**
- * Initialize a `ProgressBar` with the given
- * `fmt` string and `options` or `total`.
+ * Initialize a `ProgressBar` with the given `fmt` string and `options` or
+ * `total`.
  *
  * Options:
  *
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ exports = module.exports = ProgressBar;
  *   - `complete` completion character defaulting to "="
  *   - `incomplete` incomplete character defaulting to "-"
  *   - `callback` optional function to call when the progress bar completes
+ *   - `clear` will clear the progress bar upon termination
  *
  * Tokens:
  *
@@ -32,21 +33,13 @@ exports = module.exports = ProgressBar;
  *   - `:percent` completion percentage
  *   - `:eta` eta in seconds
  *
- * @param {String} fmt
- * @param {Object|Number} options or total
+ * @param {string} fmt
+ * @param {object|number} options or total
  * @api public
  */
 
 function ProgressBar(fmt, options) {
   this.stream = options.stream || process.stderr;
-  this.rl = require('readline').createInterface({
-    input: process.stdin,
-    output: this.stream
-  });
-  this.rl.setPrompt('', 0);
-  this.rl.clearLine = function() {
-    this.write(null, {ctrl: true, name: 'u'});
-  };
 
   if (typeof(options) == 'number') {
     var total = options;
@@ -64,19 +57,18 @@ function ProgressBar(fmt, options) {
   this.width = options.width || this.total;
   this.clear = options.clear
   this.chars = {
-      complete: options.complete || '='
-    , incomplete: options.incomplete || '-'
+    complete   : options.complete || '=',
+    incomplete : options.incomplete || '-'
   };
   this.callback = options.callback || function () {};
   this.lastDraw = '';
 }
 
 /**
- * "tick" the progress bar with optional `len` and
- * optional `tokens`.
+ * "tick" the progress bar with optional `len` and optional `tokens`.
  *
- * @param {Number|Object} len or tokens
- * @param {Object} tokens
+ * @param {number|object} len or tokens
+ * @param {object} tokens
  * @api public
  */
 
@@ -103,26 +95,24 @@ ProgressBar.prototype.tick = function(len, tokens){
 };
 
 /**
- * Method to render the progress bar with optional `tokens` to
- * place in the progress bar's `fmt` field.
+ * Method to render the progress bar with optional `tokens` to place in the
+ * progress bar's `fmt` field.
  *
- * @param {Object} tokens
+ * @param {object} tokens
  * @api public
  */
 
-ProgressBar.prototype.render = function(tokens){
-  if (!this.stream.isTTY) {
-    return;
-  }
+ProgressBar.prototype.render = function (tokens) {
+  if (!this.stream.isTTY) return;
 
   var ratio = this.curr / this.total;
   ratio = Math.min(Math.max(ratio, 0), 1);
 
-  var percent = ratio * 100
-    , complete = Math.round(this.width * ratio)
-    , incomplete
-    , elapsed = new Date - this.start
-    , eta = (percent == 100) ? 0 : elapsed * (this.total / this.curr - 1);
+  var percent = ratio * 100;
+  var complete = Math.round(this.width * ratio);
+  var incomplete;
+  var elapsed = new Date - this.start;
+  var eta = (percent == 100) ? 0 : elapsed * (this.total / this.curr - 1);
 
   complete = Array(complete).join(this.chars.complete);
   incomplete = Array(this.width - complete.length).join(this.chars.incomplete);
@@ -131,19 +121,17 @@ ProgressBar.prototype.render = function(tokens){
     .replace(':bar', complete + incomplete)
     .replace(':current', this.curr)
     .replace(':total', this.total)
-    .replace(':elapsed', isNaN(elapsed) ? "0.0" : (elapsed / 1000).toFixed(1))
-    .replace(':eta', (isNaN(eta) || !isFinite(eta)) ? "0.0" : (eta / 1000).toFixed(1))
+    .replace(':elapsed', isNaN(elapsed) ? '0.0' : (elapsed / 1000).toFixed(1))
+    .replace(':eta', (isNaN(eta) || !isFinite(eta)) ? '0.0' : (eta / 1000)
+      .toFixed(1))
     .replace(':percent', percent.toFixed(0) + '%');
 
-  if (tokens) {
-    for (var key in tokens) {
-      str = str.replace(':' + key, tokens[key]);
-    }
-  }
+  if (tokens) for (var key in tokens) str = str.replace(':' + key, tokens[key]);
 
   if (this.lastDraw !== str) {
-    this.rl.clearLine();
-    this.rl.write(str);
+    this.stream.clearLine();
+    this.stream.cursorTo(0);
+    this.stream.write(str);
     this.lastDraw = str;
   }
 };
@@ -157,12 +145,12 @@ ProgressBar.prototype.render = function(tokens){
  *
  * A ratio of 0.5 will attempt to set the progress to halfway.
  *
- * @param {Number} ratio The ratio (between 0 and 1 inclusive) to set the
- *     overall completion to.
+ * @param {number} ratio The ratio (between 0 and 1 inclusive) to set the
+ *   overall completion to.
  * @api public
  */
 
-ProgressBar.prototype.update = function(ratio, tokens) {
+ProgressBar.prototype.update = function (ratio, tokens) {
   var goal = Math.floor(ratio * this.total);
   var delta = goal - this.curr;
 
@@ -175,14 +163,9 @@ ProgressBar.prototype.update = function(ratio, tokens) {
  * @api public
  */
 
-ProgressBar.prototype.terminate = function() {
-  this.rl.resume();
-
+ProgressBar.prototype.terminate = function () {
   if (this.clear) {
-    this.rl.clearLine();
-    this.rl.close();
-  } else {
-    this.rl.close();
-    console.log();
-  }
+    this.stream.clearLine();
+    this.stream.cursorTo(0);
+  } else console.log();
 };
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 7ce9d45..54e36a5 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "name": "progress"
-  , "version": "1.1.4"
+  , "version": "1.1.5"
   , "description": "Flexible ascii progress bar"
   , "keywords": ["cli", "progress"]
   , "author": "TJ Holowaychuk <tj@vision-media.ca>"