diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c1d38d2..6097fd4 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+## v1.1 (May 29, 2017)
+
+  * Add option to process messages in parallel ([#2](https://github.com/Codigami/gohaqd/pull/2), [@ApsOps](https://github.com/ApsOps))
+
+## v1.0 (May 9, 2017)
+
+  * Initial stable release
+
 ## v0.3 (December 21, 2016)
 
   * Instantiate SQS object only once ([#5](https://github.com/ApsOps/gohaqd/pull/5), [@ApsOps](https://github.com/ApsOps))
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index cbacdfb..6d7c1e0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ It pulls data off a queue, inserts it into the message body, and sends an HTTP P
 ## Flags:
 ```
       --aws-region string     AWS Region for the SQS queue (default "us-east-1")
+      --parallel int          Number of messages to be consumed in parallel (default 1)
   -q, --queue-name string     queue name to use
       --sqs-endpoint string   SQS Endpoint for using with fake_sqs
   -u, --url string            endpoint to send an HTTP POST request with contents of queue message in the body
diff --git a/cmd/root.go b/cmd/root.go
index e744b10..64947cc 100644
--- a/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/root.go
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ var queueName string
 var url string
 var awsRegion string
 var sqsEndpoint string
+var parallelRequests int
 
 // RootCmd represents the base command when called without any subcommands
 var RootCmd = &cobra.Command{
@@ -62,6 +63,7 @@ func init() {
 	RootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&url, "url", "u", "", "endpoint to send an HTTP POST request with contents of queue message in the body")
 	RootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&awsRegion, "aws-region", "us-east-1", "AWS Region for the SQS queue")
 	RootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&sqsEndpoint, "sqs-endpoint", "", "SQS Endpoint for using with fake_sqs")
+	RootCmd.PersistentFlags().IntVar(&parallelRequests, "parallel", 1, "Number of messages to be consumed in parallel")
 	RootCmd.MarkPersistentFlagRequired("queuename")
 	RootCmd.MarkPersistentFlagRequired("url")
 
@@ -72,6 +74,7 @@ func init() {
 var svc *sqs.SQS
 var msgparams *sqs.ReceiveMessageInput
 var httpClient *http.Client
+var sem chan *sqs.Message
 
 func startGohaqd(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 	var config *aws.Config
@@ -97,18 +100,37 @@ func startGohaqd(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 		QueueUrl:        q.QueueUrl,
 		WaitTimeSeconds: aws.Int64(20),
 	}
+
+	// Create semaphore channel for passing messages to consumers
+	sem = make(chan *sqs.Message)
+
+	// Start multiple goroutines for consumers base on --parallel flag
+	for i := 0; i < parallelRequests; i++ {
+		go startConsumer(q.QueueUrl)
+	}
+
+	// Infinitely poll SQS queue for messages
 	for {
-		pollSQS(q.QueueUrl)
+		pollSQS()
 	}
 }
 
-func pollSQS(queueURL *string) {
+// Receives messages from SQS queue and adds to semaphore channel
+func pollSQS() {
 	resp, err := svc.ReceiveMessage(msgparams)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatalf(err.Error())
 	}
 
 	for _, msg := range resp.Messages {
+		sem <- msg
+	}
+}
+
+// Receives messages from semaphore channel and
+// deletes a message from SQS queue is it's consumed successfully
+func startConsumer(queueURL *string) {
+	for msg := range sem {
 		if sendMessageToURL(*msg.Body) {
 			_, err := svc.DeleteMessage(&sqs.DeleteMessageInput{
 				QueueUrl:      queueURL,
@@ -121,6 +143,7 @@ func pollSQS(queueURL *string) {
 	}
 }
 
+// Sends a POST request to consumption endpoint with the SQS message as body
 func sendMessageToURL(msg string) bool {
 	var resp *http.Response
 	var err error