diff --git a/lib/parliament/request/base_request.rb b/lib/parliament/request/base_request.rb
index 8aafdeb..abe4d71 100644
--- a/lib/parliament/request/base_request.rb
+++ b/lib/parliament/request/base_request.rb
@@ -139,13 +139,16 @@ def post(params: nil, body: nil)
         http = Net::HTTP.new(endpoint_uri.host, endpoint_uri.port)
         http.use_ssl = true if endpoint_uri.scheme == 'https'
 
-        net_response = http.start do |h|
-          api_request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(endpoint_uri.request_uri)
-          add_headers(api_request)
-          api_request.body = body unless body.nil?
+        request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(
+            endpoint_uri.request_uri,
+            'Content-Type' => 'application/json'
+        )
 
-          h.request api_request
-        end
+        add_headers(request)
+
+        request.body = body unless body.nil?
+
+        net_response = http.request(request)
 
         handle_errors(net_response)
 
diff --git a/lib/parliament/version.rb b/lib/parliament/version.rb
index 9619390..d311d98 100644
--- a/lib/parliament/version.rb
+++ b/lib/parliament/version.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 module Parliament
-  VERSION = '0.9.0'.freeze
+  VERSION = '0.10.0'.freeze
 end