diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 621b53c..07fb252 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "halfcab",
-  "version": "15.0.9",
+  "version": "16.0.3",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "halfcab",
-      "version": "15.0.9",
+      "version": "16.0.3",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "@lit-labs/ssr": "^4.0.0",
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
         "lit": "^3.3.2",
         "marked": "^0.7.0",
         "qs": "^6.5.2",
-        "shifty-router": "^0.1.1"
+        "shifty-router": "^1.0.0"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
         "c8": "^7.1.0",
@@ -2860,12 +2860,12 @@
       "dev": true
     },
     "node_modules/shifty-router": {
-      "version": "0.1.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/shifty-router/-/shifty-router-0.1.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-TEBUCMhUkzopkzvPe9A/zCqm/NkeAGFEjRCYGq0AX9gd7YeRVUYblKQwH7sBe3OvlFvTNaK+HXWnAHSYG4p75w==",
+      "version": "1.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/shifty-router/-/shifty-router-1.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-fqT7+tg+aIqa6AOZ1FdPKGvUofqQlm1qKKvQMhdfzBObYDMKafWptQYvVaYDngo/jnBAs9PMyi/LGfdELPqrQg==",
+      "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "global": "^4.3.0",
-        "wayfarer": "^6.2.1",
         "xtend": "^4.0.1"
       }
     },
@@ -3239,14 +3239,6 @@
         "xml-name-validator": "^3.0.0"
       }
     },
-    "node_modules/wayfarer": {
-      "version": "6.6.4",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/wayfarer/-/wayfarer-6.6.4.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-5ZRE4iwcIYytikTN9somy5oz/K7hEPK0YfrjCEN6zr5vlqadJ+r+GQmDzsV5zg5aW0qZvctxo443B1YFWSywpw==",
-      "dependencies": {
-        "xtend": "^4.0.1"
-      }
-    },
     "node_modules/web-streams-polyfill": {
       "version": "3.3.3",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/web-streams-polyfill/-/web-streams-polyfill-3.3.3.tgz",
@@ -3430,9 +3422,10 @@
       "dev": true
     },
     "node_modules/xtend": {
-      "version": "4.0.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/xtend/-/xtend-4.0.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha1-pcbVMr5lbiPbgg77lDofBJmNY68=",
+      "version": "4.0.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/xtend/-/xtend-4.0.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-LKYU1iAXJXUgAXn9URjiu+MWhyUXHsvfp7mcuYm9dSUKK0/CjtrUwFAxD82/mCWbtLsGjFIad0wIsod4zrTAEQ==",
+      "license": "MIT",
       "engines": {
         "node": ">=0.4"
       }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b59ae98..3a6cc52 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "halfcab",
-  "version": "15.0.9",
+  "version": "16.0.3",
   "type": "module",
   "description": "A simple universal JavaScript framework focused on making use of es2015 template strings to build components.",
   "main": "halfcab.mjs",
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     "versionbump:fix": "npm version patch --no-git-tag-version",
     "versionbump:feature": "npm version major --no-git-tag-version",
     "versionbump:breakingchanges": "npm version major --no-git-tag-version",
-    "npm-publish": "npm publish",
+    "npm-publish": "npm publish --tag beta",
     "start:example": "npx --yes serve . -l 5173"
   },
   "repository": {
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
     "lit": "^3.3.2",
     "marked": "^0.7.0",
     "qs": "^6.5.2",
-    "shifty-router": "^0.1.1"
+    "shifty-router": "^1.0.0"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
     "esm": "^3.2.22"
diff --git a/test.js b/test.js
index abfbe1c..5ea54f2 100644
--- a/test.js
+++ b/test.js
@@ -377,7 +377,12 @@ describe('halfcab', () => {
 
       })
 
-      it(`Throws an error when a route doesn't exist`, () => {
+      it(`Switches to the 404 route when a route doesn't exist`, () => {
+        defineRoute({
+          path: '/404',
+          title: 'Not Found',
+          component: '404Component'
+        })
 
         return halfcab({
           el: '#root',
@@ -385,11 +390,9 @@ describe('halfcab', () => {
             return html `<div></div>`
           }
         })
-          .then(rootEl => {
-            let routing = () => {
-              gotoRoute('/thisIsAFakeRoute')
-            }
-            expect(routing).to.throw()
+          .then(({state}) => {
+            gotoRoute('/thisIsAFakeRoute')
+            expect(state.router.component).to.equal('404Component')
           })
 
       })