diff --git a/rodan/__init__.py b/rodan/__init__.py
index 5ba110ed4..297e293d4 100644
--- a/rodan/__init__.py
+++ b/rodan/__init__.py
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@
 
 # Module version following PEP 396
 # Get version: import rodan; rodan.__version__
-__version__ = "1.1.4"
+__version__ = "1.1.5"
 
-__copyright__ = "Copyright 2011-2016 Distributed Digital Music Archives & Libraries Lab"
+__copyright__ = "Copyright 2011-2017 Distributed Digital Music Archives & Libraries Lab"
 
 
 # This will make sure the app is always imported when
diff --git a/rodan/views/user.py b/rodan/views/user.py
index 861306713..ab386adbc 100644
--- a/rodan/views/user.py
+++ b/rodan/views/user.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 from rodan.permissions import CustomObjectPermissions
 from rodan.serializers.user import UserSerializer, UserListSerializer
 
+import django_filters
 
 class UserList(generics.ListCreateAPIView):
     """
@@ -27,6 +28,19 @@ class UserList(generics.ListCreateAPIView):
     _ignore_model_permissions = True
     serializer_class = UserListSerializer
 
+    class filter_class(django_filters.FilterSet):
+        username__in = django_filters.MethodFilter()
+
+        def filter_username__in(self, q, v):
+            vs = v.split(',')
+            return q.filter(username__in=vs)
+
+        class Meta:
+            model = User 
+            fields = {
+                "username": ['in']
+            }
+
     def get_queryset(self):
         queryset = User.objects.exclude(pk=-1)
         return queryset