diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index bf31e94..841992c 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## v 1.0.2
+
+- Added ability to define a specific machine_id instead of using the node list index mechanism.
+
 ## v 1.0.1
 
 - Introduced a helpful util function to get a snowflake for a specific time.
diff --git a/mix.exs b/mix.exs
index 5e8e53f..29f8d73 100644
--- a/mix.exs
+++ b/mix.exs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 defmodule Snowflake.Mixfile do
   use Mix.Project
 
-  @version "1.0.1"
+  @version "1.0.2"
   @url "https://github.com/blitzstudios/snowflake"
   @maintainers ["Weixi Yen"]
 
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index 699dac7..64e9e41 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -30,6 +30,14 @@ config :snowflake,
   epoch: 1142974214000  # don't change after you decide what your epoch is
 ```
 
+Alternatively, you specify a specific machine_id
+
+```elixir
+config :snowflake,
+  machine_id: 23,   # values are 0 thru 1023 nodes
+  epoch: 1142974214000  # don't change after you decide what your epoch is
+```
+
 Generating an ID is simple.
 
 ```elixir