diff --git a/docs/change-log.md b/docs/change-log.md
index 58b16225..362395d7 100644
--- a/docs/change-log.md
+++ b/docs/change-log.md
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
 ## Change Log
 
+[v0.1.1](/archive/v0.1.1) - maintenance
+
+### Breaking changes:
+
+-	changed default value for `xhr.withCredentials` from `true` to `false` for `m.request`, since public APIs are more common than auth-walled ones
+
 [v0.1](/archive/v0.1) - Initial release
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diff --git a/mithril.js b/mithril.js
index 9fcc5e19..9eb476c5 100644
--- a/mithril.js
+++ b/mithril.js
@@ -345,7 +345,6 @@ new function(window) {
 		xhr.open(options.method, options.url, true, options.user, options.password)
 		xhr.onload = typeof options.onload == "function" ? options.onload : function() {}
 		xhr.onerror = typeof options.onerror == "function" ? options.onerror : function() {}
-		xhr.withCredentials = true
 		if (typeof options.config == "function") options.config(xhr, options)
 		xhr.send(options.data)
 		return xhr