diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 2862e73..2f88ab5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+## v1.1.9
+
+* Add `nodejs_bin` attribute to explicitly point to a Node.js binary.
+
 ## v1.1.8
 
 * Ensure `globalSuffix` is `undefined` when not used.
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTORS b/CONTRIBUTORS
index ff1a89a..3eb5c50 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTORS
+++ b/CONTRIBUTORS
@@ -13,3 +13,4 @@ Peter Schultz (@pschultz)
 Ralph Meijer (@ralphm)
 Russell Cardullo (@russellcardullo)
 Sergey Khaladzinski (@gansbrest)
+Jameson Lee (@jamesonjlee)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index fcbdc52..f85ad71 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ Installs and configures StatsD.
 * `node["statsd"]["delete_counters"]` - Don't send values to graphite for
   inactive counters (default: `false`).
 * `node["statsd"]["username"]` - Will be used for process supervision
-  (default: `stasd` )
+  (default: `stasd`).
 * `node["statsd"]["dump_messages"]` - Print debugging information on incoming
   messages (default: `false`).
 * `node["statsd"]["graphite"]["legacy_namespace"]` - Flag to use legacy
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@ Installs and configures StatsD.
   metrics (default: `gauges`).
 * `node["statsd"]["graphite"]["prefix_set"]` - Graphite prefix for set
   metrics (default: `sets`).
+* `node["statsd"]["nodejs_bin"]` - Specify a direct path to the Node.js binary
+  (default: `#{node["nodejs"]["dir"]}/bin/node`).
 
 ## Recipes
 
diff --git a/metadata.rb b/metadata.rb
index a318fe1..2783b66 100644
--- a/metadata.rb
+++ b/metadata.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 maintainer_email  "hectcastro@gmail.com"
 license           "Apache 2.0"
 description       "Installs and configures StatsD."
-version           "1.1.8"
+version           "1.1.9"
 recipe            "statsd", "Installs and configures StatsD"
 name              "statsd"