diff --git a/pydpkg/__init__.py b/pydpkg/__init__.py
index 865eca3..2c23bc2 100644
--- a/pydpkg/__init__.py
+++ b/pydpkg/__init__.py
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ class Dpkg(object):
 
     def get_header(self, header):
         """ case-independent query for a control message header value """
-        return self.headers.get(header.lower(), '')
+        return self.message.get(header)
 
     def compare_version_with(self, version_str):
         """Compare my version to an arbitrary version"""
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index beb9cdb..fd8da4d 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ from distutils.core import setup
 setup(
     name='pydpkg',
     packages=['pydpkg'],  # this must be the same as the name above
-    version='1.1',
+    version='1.1.1',
     description='A python library for parsing debian package control headers and comparing version strings',
     author='Nathan J. Mehl',
     author_email='n@climate.com',