diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4f3e2ad..a0536c1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ npm i -S vue-googlemaps
 yarn add vue-googlemaps
 ```
 
+*You need to [polyfill](https://babeljs.io/docs/usage/polyfill/) some ES2015 features in old browsers.*
+
 ## Usage
 
 You need a Google API key from the [devlopper console](http://console.developers.google.com/).
@@ -44,6 +46,8 @@ Vue.use(VueGoogleMaps, {
     apiKey: 'your-google-api-key',
     // Enable more Google Maps libraries here
     libraries: ['places'],
+    // Use new renderer
+    useBetaRenderer: false,
   },
 })
 ```
diff --git a/src/components/Map.vue b/src/components/Map.vue
index 9552304..818d8f5 100644
--- a/src/components/Map.vue
+++ b/src/components/Map.vue
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ export default {
 			type: Number,
 		},
 		zoom: {
+			required: true,
 			type: Number,
 		},
 	},
diff --git a/src/lib-loader.js b/src/lib-loader.js
index 6667a92..d860aa8 100644
--- a/src/lib-loader.js
+++ b/src/lib-loader.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ const loader = {
 	 * @param loadCn    Boolean. If set to true, the map will be loaded form goole maps China
 	 *                  (@see https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/basics#GoogleMapsChina)
 	 */
-	load ({ apiKey, version, libraries, loadCn }) {
+	load ({ apiKey, version, libraries, loadCn, useBetaRenderer }) {
 		if (typeof window === 'undefined') {
 			// Do nothing if run from server-side
 			return Promise.resolve()
@@ -58,8 +58,11 @@ const loader = {
 				.map((key) => encodeURIComponent(key) + '=' + encodeURIComponent(options[key]))
 				.join('&')
 
-			if (version) {
-				url = url + '&v=' + version
+			const usingBetaRenderer = (version && version === '3.exp') ||
+				(typeof useBetaRenderer === 'boolean' && useBetaRenderer === true)
+
+			if (usingBetaRenderer || version) {
+				url = url + '&v=' + (usingBetaRenderer ? '3.exp&slippy=true' : version)
 			}
 
 			googleMapScript.setAttribute('src', url)