diff --git a/CHANGES.txt b/CHANGES.txt
index efec693..a1deee6 100644
--- a/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/CHANGES.txt
@@ -3,4 +3,5 @@ v1.42, June 19, 2014 -- Removed dependency on simplejson
 v1.43, June 27, 2014 -- Fixed JSON handling issue
 v1.44, July 3, 2014 -- Added show_tracks.py exampole
 v1.45, July 7, 2014 -- Support for related artists endpoint. Don't used cache auth codes when scope changes
+v1.50, August 14, 2014 -- Refactored util out of examples and into the main package
 
diff --git a/examples/add_a_saved_track.py b/examples/add_a_saved_track.py
index 72686fc..645aac8 100644
--- a/examples/add_a_saved_track.py
+++ b/examples/add_a_saved_track.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import sys
 
 import spotipy
 import spotipy.oauth2 as oauth2
-import util
+import spotipy.util as util
 
 scope = 'user-library-modify'
 
diff --git a/examples/add_tracks_to_playlist.py b/examples/add_tracks_to_playlist.py
index 69039ce..eebf0bc 100644
--- a/examples/add_tracks_to_playlist.py
+++ b/examples/add_tracks_to_playlist.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import sys
 
 import spotipy
 import spotipy.oauth2 as oauth2
-import util
+import spotipy.util as util
 
 if len(sys.argv) > 3:
     username = sys.argv[1]
diff --git a/examples/create_playlist.py b/examples/create_playlist.py
index 931094b..f72e095 100644
--- a/examples/create_playlist.py
+++ b/examples/create_playlist.py
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ import subprocess
 
 import spotipy
 
-import util
 import spotipy.oauth2 as oauth2
+import spotipy.util as util
 
 
 if len(sys.argv) > 2:
diff --git a/examples/delete_a_saved_track.py b/examples/delete_a_saved_track.py
index 97f5c8a..14784b9 100644
--- a/examples/delete_a_saved_track.py
+++ b/examples/delete_a_saved_track.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import sys
 
 import spotipy
 import spotipy.oauth2 as oauth2
-import util
+import spotipy.util as util
 
 scope = 'user-library-modify'
 
diff --git a/examples/show_my_saved_tracks.py b/examples/show_my_saved_tracks.py
index eecf20e..0dbb512 100644
--- a/examples/show_my_saved_tracks.py
+++ b/examples/show_my_saved_tracks.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import sys
 
 import spotipy
 import spotipy.oauth2 as oauth2
-import util
+import spotipy.util as util
 
 scope = 'user-library-read'
 
diff --git a/examples/user_playlists.py b/examples/user_playlists.py
index d9d0b82..cfce9af 100644
--- a/examples/user_playlists.py
+++ b/examples/user_playlists.py
@@ -7,9 +7,8 @@ import subprocess
 
 import spotipy
 
-import util
 import spotipy.oauth2 as oauth2
-
+import spotipy.util as util
 
 
 if len(sys.argv) > 1:
diff --git a/examples/user_playlists_contents.py b/examples/user_playlists_contents.py
index 12c99f3..dc4beb7 100644
--- a/examples/user_playlists_contents.py
+++ b/examples/user_playlists_contents.py
@@ -6,9 +6,8 @@ import os
 import subprocess
 
 import spotipy
-
-import util
 import spotipy.oauth2 as oauth2
+import spotipy.util as util
 
 
 def show_tracks(results):
diff --git a/examples/user_starred_playlist.py b/examples/user_starred_playlist.py
index 2aa60cc..cba347c 100644
--- a/examples/user_starred_playlist.py
+++ b/examples/user_starred_playlist.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 import sys
 import spotipy
-import util
+import spotipy.util as util
 import spotipy.oauth2 as oauth2
 
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 534e634..b3980c8 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@ from setuptools import setup
 
 setup(
     name='SpotipyWebApi',
-    version='1.49',
+    version='1.50',
     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'],
     license='LICENSE.txt',
-    py_modules=['spotipy', 'spotipy.oauth2'],)
+    py_modules=['spotipy', 'spotipy.oauth2', 'spotipy.util'],)
diff --git a/examples/util.py b/spotipy/util.py
similarity index 98%
rename from examples/util.py
rename to spotipy/util.py
index f4726d6..14e068d 100644
--- a/examples/util.py
+++ b/spotipy/util.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 import os
 import subprocess
 import sys
-import spotipy.oauth2 as oauth2
+import oauth2
 
 def prompt_for_user_token(username, scope=None):
     ''' prompts the user to login if necessary and returns