diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 21c97e0..9efcd90 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # DeliciousBytes Library Change Log
 
+## [1.1.1] - 2025-09-09
+### Changed
+- The `Bytes.encode()` and the `Bytes.decode()` methods now treat the `order` keyword
+argument as optional, with a default value of `None`, although if it is specified, it
+must reference a `ByteOrder` enumeration option.
+
 ## [1.1.0] - 2025-09-09
 ### Added
 - The `Bytes.encode()` and the `Bytes.decode()` methods now support reversing the order
diff --git a/source/deliciousbytes/__init__.py b/source/deliciousbytes/__init__.py
index aa18626..8eef461 100644
--- a/source/deliciousbytes/__init__.py
+++ b/source/deliciousbytes/__init__.py
@@ -999,7 +999,7 @@ def __new__(cls, value: bytes | bytearray | Int, length: int = None):
 
     def encode(
         self,
-        order: ByteOrder = ByteOrder.MSB,
+        order: ByteOrder = None,
         reverse: bool = False,
         length: int = None,
         raises: bool = True,
@@ -1017,9 +1017,11 @@ def encode(
                 "Ensure the 'encode' method is being called on a class instance!"
             )
 
-        if not isinstance(order, ByteOrder):
+        if order is None:
+            pass
+        elif not isinstance(order, ByteOrder):
             raise TypeError(
-                "The 'order' argument must have a ByteOrder enumeration value!"
+                "The 'order' argument, if specified, must have a ByteOrder enumeration value!"
             )
 
         if not isinstance(reverse, bool):
@@ -1064,7 +1066,7 @@ def encode(
     def decode(
         cls,
         value: bytes | bytearray,
-        order: ByteOrder = ByteOrder.MSB,
+        order: ByteOrder = None,
         reverse: bool = False,
     ) -> Bytes:
         """The decode method decodes the provided value into a Bytes type; the byte
@@ -1079,9 +1081,11 @@ def decode(
                 "The 'value' argument must have a bytes or bytearray value!"
             )
 
-        if not isinstance(order, ByteOrder):
+        if order is None:
+            pass
+        elif not isinstance(order, ByteOrder):
             raise TypeError(
-                "The 'order' argument must have a ByteOrder enumeration value!"
+                "The 'order' argument, if specified, must have a ByteOrder enumeration value!"
             )
 
         if not isinstance(reverse, bool):
diff --git a/source/deliciousbytes/version.txt b/source/deliciousbytes/version.txt
index 1cc5f65..8cfbc90 100644
--- a/source/deliciousbytes/version.txt
+++ b/source/deliciousbytes/version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.1.0
\ No newline at end of file
+1.1.1
\ No newline at end of file