diff --git a/bower.json b/bower.json
index e9eaad5..2136baa 100644
--- a/bower.json
+++ b/bower.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "svg-typewriter",
   "description": "A library for measuring, manipulating, and writing text on SVG.",
-  "version": "0.1.1",
+  "version": "0.1.2",
   "main": ["svgtypewriter.js"],
   "license": "MIT",
   "ignore": [
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f26cabf..df42596 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "svgtypewriter",
-  "version": "0.1.1",
+  "version": "0.1.2",
   "description": "A library for measuring, manipulating, and writing text on SVG.",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
diff --git a/src/measurers/cacheCharacterMeasurer.ts b/src/measurers/cacheCharacterMeasurer.ts
index 23c1b42..5bb5689 100644
--- a/src/measurers/cacheCharacterMeasurer.ts
+++ b/src/measurers/cacheCharacterMeasurer.ts
@@ -16,5 +16,9 @@ module SVGTypewriter.Measurers {
     public _measureCharacter(c: string) {
       return this.cache.get(c);
     }
+
+    public reset() {
+      this.cache.clear();
+    }
   }
 }
diff --git a/svgtypewriter.d.ts b/svgtypewriter.d.ts
index 276ce2d..91c957d 100644
--- a/svgtypewriter.d.ts
+++ b/svgtypewriter.d.ts
@@ -205,5 +205,6 @@ declare module SVGTypewriter.Measurers {
         constructor(area: D3.Selection, className?: string);
         _measureCharacterNotFromCache(c: string): Dimensions;
         _measureCharacter(c: string): Dimensions;
+        reset(): void;
     }
 }
diff --git a/svgtypewriter.js b/svgtypewriter.js
index dc1ac23..c9b140c 100644
--- a/svgtypewriter.js
+++ b/svgtypewriter.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*!
-SVG Typewriter 0.1.0 (https://github.com/palantir/svg-typewriter)
+SVG Typewriter 0.1.2 (https://github.com/palantir/svg-typewriter)
 Copyright 2014 Palantir Technologies
-Licensed under MIT (https://github.com/palantir/svg-typewriter/blob/master/LICENSE)
+Licensed under MIT (https://github.com/palantir/svg-typewriter/blob/develop/LICENSE)
 */
 
 ///<reference path="../reference.ts" />
@@ -945,6 +945,9 @@ var SVGTypewriter;
             CacheCharacterMeasurer.prototype._measureCharacter = function (c) {
                 return this.cache.get(c);
             };
+            CacheCharacterMeasurer.prototype.reset = function () {
+                this.cache.clear();
+            };
             return CacheCharacterMeasurer;
         })(Measurers.CharacterMeasurer);
         Measurers.CacheCharacterMeasurer = CacheCharacterMeasurer;