diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index c9177e3..5839e46 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ from setuptools import setup
 from setuptools import find_packages
 
 __author__ = 'Ryan McGrath <ryan@venodesigns.net>'
-__version__ = '2.5.0'
+__version__ = '2.5.1'
 
 setup(
     # Basic package information.
diff --git a/twython/twython.py b/twython/twython.py
index 0417b2b..5bf25fb 100644
--- a/twython/twython.py
+++ b/twython/twython.py
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ class Twython(object):
     we haven't gotten around to putting it in Twython yet. :)
     '''
 
-    def request(self, endpoint, method='GET', params=None, files=None, version=1):
+    def request(self, endpoint, method='GET', params=None, files=None, version='1.1'):
         # In case they want to pass a full Twitter URL
         # i.e. https://search.twitter.com/
         if endpoint.startswith('http://') or endpoint.startswith('https://'):
@@ -239,10 +239,10 @@ class Twython(object):
 
         return content
 
-    def get(self, endpoint, params=None, version=1):
+    def get(self, endpoint, params=None, version='1.1'):
         return self.request(endpoint, params=params, version=version)
 
-    def post(self, endpoint, params=None, files=None, version=1):
+    def post(self, endpoint, params=None, files=None, version='1.1'):
         return self.request(endpoint, 'POST', params=params, files=files, version=version)
 
     # End Dynamic Request Methods
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ class Twython(object):
             e.g x.search(q='jjndf', page='2')
         """
 
-        return self.get('https://search.twitter.com/search.json', params=kwargs)
+        return self.get('https://api.twitter.com/1.1/search/tweets.json', params=kwargs)
 
     def searchGen(self, search_query, **kwargs):
         """ Returns a generator of tweets that match a specified query.
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ class Twython(object):
                     print result
         """
         kwargs['q'] = search_query
-        content = self.get('https://search.twitter.com/search.json', params=kwargs)
+        content = self.get('https://api.twitter.com/1.1/search/tweets.json', params=kwargs)
 
         if not content['results']:
             raise StopIteration
@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ class Twython(object):
         return self._media_update(url,
                                   {'image': (file_, open(file_, 'rb'))})
 
-    def updateStatusWithMedia(self, file_, version=1, **params):
+    def updateStatusWithMedia(self, file_, version='1.1', **params):
         """Updates the users status with media
 
             :param file_: (required) A string to the location of the file
@@ -480,7 +480,7 @@ class Twython(object):
 
     ###########################################################################
 
-    def getProfileImageUrl(self, username, size='normal', version=1):
+    def getProfileImageUrl(self, username, size='normal', version='1.1'):
         """Gets the URL for the user's profile image.
 
             :param username: (required) Username, self explanatory.