diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 10794db..d5c8949 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "ig-serialize",
-  "version": "1.0.2",
+  "version": "1.0.3",
   "description": "experimental extended json serializaion...",
   "main": "serialize.js",
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/serialize.js b/serialize.js
index 8b22b24..a79b96b 100644
--- a/serialize.js
+++ b/serialize.js
@@ -636,6 +636,9 @@ module.eJSON = {
 			this.setItem(res, a, this.getItem(res, b)) }
 
 		return res },
+
+	// to comply with POLS...
+	stringify: serialize,
 }