diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 14a0881..ce6c559 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## v1.1.0 - 12-30-2019
+
+- Allow knex instance to be referenced by `this.knex` in addition to `this.db`
+
 ## v1.0.2 - 10-07-2019
 
 - Fix issue with repeated constructor calls
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index fdb9572..37866ae 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ This package combines the power of [Knex] with the ease of use of [Apollo DataSo
 In v1.0.0 this lib has a new fluid interface that plays nicely with Knex and stays more true to the spirit of Apollo DataSources.
 
 ```js
-const query = this.db.select("*").from("fruit").where({ id: 1 }).cache();
+const query = this.knex.select("*").from("fruit").where({ id: 1 }).cache();
 
 query.then(data => /* ... */ );
 ```
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ const MINUTE = 60;
 
 class MyDatabase extends SQLDataSource {
   getFruits() {
-    return this.db
+    return this.knex
       .select("*")
       .from("fruit")
       .where({ id: 1 })
@@ -95,9 +95,9 @@ If no cache is provided in your Apollo server configuration, SQLDataSource falls
 
 The context from your Apollo server is available as `this.context`.
 
-### db
+### knex
 
-The instance of knex you reference in the constructor is made available as `this.db`.
+The knex instance is made available as `this.knex` or `this.db`.
 
 ## Debug mode
 
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index ec6314f..9f0ac74 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ class SQLDataSource extends DataSource {
     this.context;
     this.cache;
     this.db = Knex(knexConfig);
+    this.knex = this.db;
 
     const _this = this;
     if (!this.db.cache) {
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 1574b4b..fa0c167 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "datasource-sql",
-  "version": "1.0.2",
+  "version": "1.1.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 1,
   "requires": true,
   "dependencies": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9a0bce6..cd72616 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "datasource-sql",
-  "version": "1.0.2",
+  "version": "1.1.0",
   "description": "SQL DataSource for Apollo GraphQL projects",
   "main": "index.js",
   "scripts": {