diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7fd1dca..17ca039 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -25,6 +25,11 @@ appmetrics.disable('mysql');            // disable MySQL monitoring
 ```
 
 Additionally, the `monitor()` API call can be passed an optional [ElasticSearch Configuration][3] object to configure the ElasticSearch connection, including database location and security.  
+
+The same configuration object can be used to pass configuration to the ELK connector. The following configurations can be applied:
+* `index` (String) the name of the index to use for storing the monitoring data. The default is `appmetrics`.
+* `applicationName` (String) the name to use for the applicationName field in the monitoring data. The default is the name of the applications main file, eg. `app.js`.
+
 ```js
 var config = {
     hosts: [
@@ -34,7 +39,9 @@ var config = {
     ssl: {
         ca: fs.readFileSync('./cacert.pem'),
         rejectUnauthorized: true
-    }
+    },
+    index: 'nodedata',
+    applicationName: 'HelloWorld'
 }
 
 var appmetrics = require('appmetrics-elk').monitor(config);
@@ -50,6 +57,7 @@ The ELK Connector for Node Application Metrics uploads its data to the 'appmetri
  timestamp               | The time when the monitoring event occurred
  hostName                | The hostname for the machine the monitored process is running on
  pid                     | The process ID for the monitored process
+ applicationName         | The JavaScript file used to launch the application, or a custom name
  
 Additional data is then included depending on the monitoring event.
 
@@ -173,7 +181,10 @@ You can also create your own charts using the "Visualize" tab.
 The Node Application Metrics to ELK Connector is licensed using an Apache v2.0 License.
 
 ### Version
-1.0.0
+The current version is 1.0.1
+
+1.0.1 Support for configurable indexes and addition of applicationName field  
+1.0.0 Initial release
 
 [1]:https://www.elastic.co/downloads/elasticsearch
 [2]:https://www.elastic.co/downloads/kibana
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index cc7de8d..ca46f97 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "appmetrics-elk",
-  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "version": "1.0.1",
   "description": "ELK Connector for Node Application Metrics",
   "main": "index.js",
   "dependencies": {