diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6de658c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+# Byte-compiled / optimized / DLL files
+__pycache__/
+*.py[cod]
+*$py.class
+
+# Distribution / packaging
+.Python
+build/
+develop-eggs/
+dist/
+downloads/
+eggs/
+.eggs/
+lib/
+lib64/
+parts/
+sdist/
+var/
+wheels/
+*.egg-info/
+.installed.cfg
+*.egg
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1f7e133
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# edfi_api_client v0.1.1
+## Fixes
+- retry on 500 errors
+
+# edfi_api_client v0.1.0
+Initial release
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/edfi_api_client/edfi_endpoint.py b/edfi_api_client/edfi_endpoint.py
index 9079b56..f4b8f85 100644
--- a/edfi_api_client/edfi_endpoint.py
+++ b/edfi_api_client/edfi_endpoint.py
@@ -254,6 +254,10 @@ def custom_raise_for_status(response):
                     "404: Resource not found.",
                     response=response
                 )
+            elif response.status_code == 500:
+                raise RequestsWarning(
+                    "500: Internal server error."
+                )
             elif response.status_code == 504:
                 raise RequestsWarning(
                     "504: Gateway time-out for URL. The connection may need to be reset."
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index a63caf4..b9ae369 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 setuptools.setup(
       name='edfi_api_client',
-      version='0.1.0',
+      version='0.1.1',
       description='Ed-Fi API client and tools',
       license_files=['LICENSE'],
       url='https://github.com/edanalytics/edfi_api_client',