diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9adcf4e..36e01fb 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+** DEPRECATED **
+
 # Pushmeup
 
 ### a gem for various push notification services.
@@ -59,13 +61,13 @@ and install it with
 
     device_token = '123abc456def'
     APNS.send_notification(device_token, 'Hello iPhone!' )
-    APNS.send_notification(device_token, :alert => 'Hello iPhone!', :badge => 1, :sound => 'default')
+    APNS.send_notification(device_token, :alert => 'Hello iPhone!', :badge => 1, :sound => 'default', :category => 'cat1')
 
 #### Sending multiple notifications
 
     device_token = '123abc456def'
     n1 = APNS::Notification.new(device_token, 'Hello iPhone!' )
-    n2 = APNS::Notification.new(device_token, :alert => 'Hello iPhone!', :badge => 1, :sound => 'default')
+    n2 = APNS::Notification.new(device_token, :alert => 'Hello iPhone!', :badge => 1, :sound => 'default', :category => 'cat1')
     APNS.send_notifications([n1, n2])
         
 > All notifications passed as a parameter will be sent on a single connection, this is done to improve
@@ -80,11 +82,11 @@ and install it with
     
     # Send single notifications
     APNS.send_notification(device_token, 'Hello iPhone!' )
-    APNS.send_notification(device_token, :alert => 'Hello iPhone!', :badge => 1, :sound => 'default')
+    APNS.send_notification(device_token, :alert => 'Hello iPhone!', :badge => 1, :sound => 'default', :category => 'cat1')
     
     # Send multiple notifications
     n1 = APNS::Notification.new(device_token, 'Hello iPhone!' )
-    n2 = APNS::Notification.new(device_token, :alert => 'Hello iPhone!', :badge => 1, :sound => 'default')
+    n2 = APNS::Notification.new(device_token, :alert => 'Hello iPhone!', :badge => 1, :sound => 'default', :category => 'cat1')
     APNS.send_notifications([n1, n2])
     
     ...
@@ -94,12 +96,12 @@ and install it with
 
 #### Sending more information along
 
-    APNS.send_notification(device_token, :alert => 'Hello iPhone!', :badge => 1, :sound => 'default', 
+    APNS.send_notification(device_token, :alert => 'Hello iPhone!', :badge => 1, :sound => 'default', :category => 'cat1', 
                                         :other => {:sent => 'with apns gem', :custom_param => "value"})
                                             
 this will result in a payload like this:
 
-    {"aps":{"alert":"Hello iPhone!","badge":1,"sound":"default"},"sent":"with apns gem", "custom_param":"value"}
+    {"aps":{"alert":"Hello iPhone!","badge":1,"sound":"default", "category":"cat1"},"sent":"with apns gem", "custom_param":"value"}
 
 ### Getting your iOS device token
 
diff --git a/lib/pushmeup/apns/notification.rb b/lib/pushmeup/apns/notification.rb
index 60d76f6..fdb909d 100644
--- a/lib/pushmeup/apns/notification.rb
+++ b/lib/pushmeup/apns/notification.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module APNS
   class Notification
-    attr_accessor :device_token, :alert, :badge, :sound, :other
+    attr_accessor :device_token, :alert, :badge, :sound, :category, :other
 
     def initialize(device_token, message)
       self.device_token = device_token
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ def initialize(device_token, message)
         self.badge = message[:badge]
         self.sound = message[:sound]
         self.other = message[:other]
+        self.category = message[:category]
       elsif message.is_a?(String)
         self.alert = message
       else
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ def packaged_message
       aps['aps']['alert'] = self.alert if self.alert
       aps['aps']['badge'] = self.badge if self.badge
       aps['aps']['sound'] = self.sound if self.sound
+      aps['aps']['category'] = self.category if self.category
       aps.merge!(self.other) if self.other
       aps.to_json.gsub(/\\u([\da-fA-F]{4})/) {|m| [$1].pack("H*").unpack("n*").pack("U*")}
     end
diff --git a/lib/pushmeup/version.rb b/lib/pushmeup/version.rb
index 8d944ed..7309bfe 100644
--- a/lib/pushmeup/version.rb
+++ b/lib/pushmeup/version.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 module Pushmeup
-  VERSION = "0.3.0"
+  VERSION = "0.4.0"
 end