diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index db0158e..b8762d1 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
 0.1
 ---
 -  Initial version
+
+0.1.1
+-----
+- Bugfixing: 
+--encoding/decoding problems
+--casting rdf subjects and objects to rdflib URI's
+--Added tests
diff --git a/HISTORY.rst b/HISTORY.rst
index 9e2cef3..97e272a 100644
--- a/HISTORY.rst
+++ b/HISTORY.rst
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
 0.1.0
 -----
 - Initial version
+
+0.1.1
+-----
+- Bugfixing: 
+--encoding/decoding problems
+--casting rdf subjects and objects to rdflib URI's
+--Added tests
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 2646554..e3c4905 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 
 setup(
     name='skosprovider_rdf',
-    version='0.1',
+    version='0.1.1',
     description='skosprovider_rdf',
     long_description=README + '\n\n' + CHANGES,
     package_data={'': ['LICENSE']},
diff --git a/tests/test_utils.py b/tests/test_utils.py
index 9211271..e28c906 100644
--- a/tests/test_utils.py
+++ b/tests/test_utils.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 import unittest
 import os
 from rdflib import Graph
@@ -113,7 +114,9 @@ def _create_test_data(self):
 
     def test_dump_rdf_to_rdf(self):
         graph_dump = utils.rdf_dumper(self.rdf_products_provider)
-        xml = graph_dump.serialize(format='xml', encoding="UTF-8").decode()
+        xml = graph_dump.serialize(format='xml', encoding="UTF-8")
+        if isinstance(xml,bytes):
+            xml=xml.decode("UTF-8")
         self.assertEquals("<?xml", xml[:5])
 
     def test_dump_rdf_compare_type(self):
@@ -122,7 +125,9 @@ def test_dump_rdf_compare_type(self):
 
     def test_dump_tree_to_rdf(self):
         graph_dump = utils.rdf_dumper(self.tree_provider)
-        xml = graph_dump.serialize(format='xml', encoding="UTF-8").decode()
+        xml = graph_dump.serialize(format='xml', encoding="UTF-8")
+        if isinstance(xml,bytes):
+            xml=xml.decode("UTF-8")
         self.assertEquals("<?xml", xml[:5])
 
     def test_include_me(self):