diff --git a/sendgrid_backend/version.py b/sendgrid_backend/version.py
index d3568d1..ac3bc10 100644
--- a/sendgrid_backend/version.py
+++ b/sendgrid_backend/version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "0.6.5a0"
+__version__ = "0.6.6a0"
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 47bbce9..f15eb38 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
     long_description = f.read()
 
 setup(
-    name="django-sendgrid-v4",
-    version="0.6.5a0",
+    name="django-sendgrid-v5",
+    version="0.6.6a0",
     description="An implementation of Django's EmailBackend compatible with sendgrid-python v5+",
     long_description=long_description,
     url="https://github.com/sklarsa/django-sendgrid-v5",
@@ -28,5 +28,5 @@
     ],
     keywords="django email sendgrid backend",
     packages=find_packages(exclude=["test", ]),
-    install_requires=["django >=1.8", "sendgrid >=5.0.0", "python-http-client >=2.3.0"]
+    install_requires=["django >=1.8", "sendgrid >=5.0.0", "python-http-client >=3.0.0"]
 )
diff --git a/test/test_backend_init.py b/test/test_backend_init.py
index bb399b9..1ebea08 100644
--- a/test/test_backend_init.py
+++ b/test/test_backend_init.py
@@ -13,5 +13,3 @@ def test_init_no_setting(self):
 
         with self.assertRaises(ImproperlyConfigured):
             backend = SendgridBackend()
-
-