diff --git a/CHANGES.txt b/CHANGES.txt
index 97a016c..b8f82d0 100644
--- a/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/CHANGES.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
-v<version>, <date> -- Initial release.
+v1.40, June 12, 2014 -- Initial public release.
+v1.42, June 19, 2014 -- Removed dependency on simplejson
 
diff --git a/examples/artist_discography.py b/examples/artist_discography.py
index a0dc72e..34bb625 100644
--- a/examples/artist_discography.py
+++ b/examples/artist_discography.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-
 import sys
 import spotipy
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index b842d98..08d0410 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@ from setuptools import setup
 
 setup(
     name='SpotipyWebApi',
-    version='1.41',
+    version='1.42',
     description='simple client for the Spotify Web API',
     author="@plamere",
     author_email="paul@echonest.com",
     url='http://github.com/plamere/spotipy',
-    install_requires=['requests>=1.0', 'simplejson>=3.5.2'],
+    install_requires=['requests>=1.0'],
     license='LICENSE.txt',
     py_modules=['spotipy', 'spotipy.oauth2'],)
diff --git a/spotipy/__init__.py b/spotipy/__init__.py
index c39e2e3..beb039e 100644
--- a/spotipy/__init__.py
+++ b/spotipy/__init__.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ from __future__ import print_function
 
 import base64
 import requests
-import simplejson as json
+import json
 
 
 __all__ = ['oauth2']
diff --git a/spotipy/oauth2.py b/spotipy/oauth2.py
index 1dc8856..09e8f3a 100644
--- a/spotipy/oauth2.py
+++ b/spotipy/oauth2.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import base64
 import urllib
 import requests
 import os
-import simplejson as json
+import json
 import time
 
 class SpotifyOauthError(Exception):
diff --git a/tests/tests.py b/tests/tests.py
index f5f06ca..35c6676 100644
--- a/tests/tests.py
+++ b/tests/tests.py
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ class TestSpotipy(unittest.TestCase):
         results = self.spotify.search(q='weezer pinkerton', type='album')
         self.assertTrue('albums' in results)
         self.assertTrue(len(results['albums']['items']) > 0)
-        self.assertTrue(results['albums']['items'][0]['name'] == 'Pinkerton')
+        self.assertTrue(results['albums']['items'][0]['name'].find('Pinkerton') >= 0)
 
     def test_track_search(self):
         results = self.spotify.search(q='el scorcho weezer', type='track')