diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c8d5243..e8cebea 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@ This package is not meant to handle javascript or html in any way. This package
 
 There are no real limits on what characters can be used in a tag. It uses a slug transform to determine if two tags are identical ("sugar-free" and "Sugar Free" would be treated as the same tag). Tag display names are run through Str::title()
 
-[Laravel 5 Documentation](https://github.com/rtconner/laravel-tagging/tree/laravel-5)  
+[Laravel/Lumen 5 Documentation](https://github.com/rtconner/laravel-tagging/tree/laravel-5)  
 [Laravel 4 Documentation](https://github.com/rtconner/laravel-tagging/tree/laravel-4)
 
-#### Composer Install (for Laravel 5)
+#### Composer Install (for Laravel/Lumen 5)
 	
 ```shell
 composer require rtconner/laravel-tagging "~2.0"
@@ -33,6 +33,22 @@ php artisan vendor:publish --provider="Conner\Tagging\Providers\TaggingServicePr
 php artisan migrate
 ```
 
+###### lumen
+
+Laravel does not have a vendor:publish command, so you will need to create or copy the provided migrations and config file into their respective directory.
+
+In app\bootstrap\app.php
+
+```php
+// Add this line in your config section
+$app->configure('tagging');
+// Add this line in your service provider section
+$app->register(Conner\Tagging\Providers\LumenTaggingServiceProvider::class);
+```
+
+Done. Eloquent is required, Facades are not.
+
+
 After these two steps are done, you can edit config/tagging.php with your prefered settings.
 	
 #### Setup your models
diff --git a/migrations/2014_01_07_073615_create_tagged_table.php b/migrations/2014_01_07_073615_create_tagged_table.php
index 5f9bf4c..5864015 100644
--- a/migrations/2014_01_07_073615_create_tagged_table.php
+++ b/migrations/2014_01_07_073615_create_tagged_table.php
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ class CreateTaggedTable extends Migration {
 	public function up() {
 		Schema::create('tagging_tagged', function(Blueprint $table) {
 			$table->increments('id');
-			if(\Config::get('tagging.primary_keys_type') == 'string') {
+			if(config('tagging.primary_keys_type') == 'string') {
 				$table->string('taggable_id', 36)->index();
 			} else {
 				$table->integer('taggable_id')->unsigned()->index();
diff --git a/src/Model/Tag.php b/src/Model/Tag.php
index 87312a5..7832d45 100644
--- a/src/Model/Tag.php
+++ b/src/Model/Tag.php
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ public function __construct(array $attributes = array())
 	 */
 	public function save(array $options = array())
 	{
-		$validator = \Validator::make(
+		$validator = app('validator')->make(
 			array('name' => $this->name),
 			array('name' => 'required|min:1')
 		);
diff --git a/src/Providers/LumenTaggingServiceProvider.php b/src/Providers/LumenTaggingServiceProvider.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9abba1b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Providers/LumenTaggingServiceProvider.php
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Conner\Tagging\Providers;
+
+use Illuminate\Support\ServiceProvider;
+use Conner\Tagging\Contracts\TaggingUtility;
+use Conner\Tagging\Util;
+
+/**
+ * Copyright (C) 2014 Robert Conner
+ */
+class LumenTaggingServiceProvider extends ServiceProvider
+{
+    /**
+     * Bootstrap the application events.
+     */
+    public function boot()
+    {
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Register the service provider.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function register()
+    {
+        $this->app->singleton(TaggingUtility::class, function () {
+            return new Util;
+        });
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * (non-PHPdoc)
+     * @see \Illuminate\Support\ServiceProvider::provides()
+     */
+    public function provides()
+    {
+        return [TaggingUtility::class];
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Taggable.php b/src/Taggable.php
index d8e085b..d73c835 100644
--- a/src/Taggable.php
+++ b/src/Taggable.php
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 use Conner\Tagging\Events\TagRemoved;
 use Conner\Tagging\Model\Tagged;
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Collection;
-use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Config;
 
 /**
  * Copyright (C) 2014 Robert Conner
@@ -301,7 +300,7 @@ public static function untagOnDelete()
 	{
 		return isset(static::$untagOnDelete)
 			? static::$untagOnDelete
-			: Config::get('tagging.untag_on_delete');
+			: config('tagging.untag_on_delete');
 	}
 	
 	/**
@@ -309,7 +308,7 @@ public static function untagOnDelete()
 	 */
 	public static function shouldDeleteUnused()
 	{
-		return Config::get('tagging.delete_unused_tags');
+		return config('tagging.delete_unused_tags');
 	}
 
     /**