diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 808d75b..c27f76f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 1.1.1
+
+- Upgrade library to use HTTP/HTTPS or SOCKS proxies (JavaScript)
+- Add instructions on how to set up a SOCKS proxy
+
 ## 1.1.0
 
 - Add client option to use a proxy
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 79992c9..5c14de7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ const api = new Client('https://dctrack.example.com/', { apiToken: 'token' });
 ```
 
 ## Advanced: Initialize a connection with a proxy
-> Proxies can be used for either authentication method (username/password or API token.) For the Python library, specify an HTTP or HTTPS proxy, or both. For the JavaScript library, only 1 proxy is required and HTTPS will automatically upgraded to TLS.
+> Proxies can be used for either authentication method (username/password or API token.) For the Python library, specify an HTTP or HTTPS proxy, or both. These can also be SOCKS proxies, however the `requests[socks]` module is required. For the JavaScript library, only 1 proxy is required and `https` proxies can begin with `http://` or `https://`. HTTPS will automatically upgraded to TLS. No additional modules are required.
 
 ### Python
 ```py
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ api = Client('https://dctrack.example.com/', username='user', password='pass', h
 
 ### JavaScript
 ```js
-const api = new Client('https://dctrack.example.com/', { username: 'user', password: 'pass' }, 'http://proxy:port');
+const api = new Client('https://dctrack.example.com/', { username: 'user', password: 'pass' }, { https: 'http://proxy:port', socks: 'socks://proxy:port' });
 ```
 
 ## Obtain an API Token
diff --git a/js/package.json b/js/package.json
index b4f516f..08e7595 100644
--- a/js/package.json
+++ b/js/package.json
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@
   },
   "homepage": "https://github.com/nicfv/dcTrackClient#readme",
   "dependencies": {
+    "node-fetch": "^3.3.2",
     "https-proxy-agent": "^7.0.2",
-    "node-fetch": "^3.3.2"
+    "socks-proxy-agent": "^8.0.2"
   }
-}
+}
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diff --git a/js/src/index.js b/js/src/index.js
index 0a7f1fc..86e0060 100644
--- a/js/src/index.js
+++ b/js/src/index.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import fetch from 'node-fetch';
 import { HttpsProxyAgent } from 'https-proxy-agent';
+import { SocksProxyAgent } from 'socks-proxy-agent';
 /**
  * Sunbird dcTrack API client version %VERSION% in JavaScript
  */
@@ -12,12 +13,16 @@ export class Client {
     /**
      * Provide either a username and password, or an API token to access the dcTrack database with JavaScript.
      */
-    constructor(base_url = '', credentials = { username: '', password: '', apiToken: '' }, proxy = '') {
+    constructor(base_url = '', credentials = { username: '', password: '', apiToken: '' }, proxy = { https: '', socks: '' }) {
         this.#base_url = base_url;
         this.#username = credentials.username;
         this.#password = credentials.password;
         this.#apiToken = credentials.apiToken;
-        this.#proxyAgent = new HttpsProxyAgent(proxy);
+        if (proxy.https) {
+            this.#proxyAgent = new HttpsProxyAgent(proxy.https);
+        } else if (proxy.socks) {
+            this.#proxyAgent = new SocksProxyAgent(proxy.socks);
+        }
     }
 
     /**