diff --git a/pact/verify.py b/pact/verify.py
index b9fd4cd..2af08f5 100644
--- a/pact/verify.py
+++ b/pact/verify.py
@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@ else:
     multiple=True)  # Remove in major version 1.0.0
 @click.option(
     'states_url', '--provider-states-url',
-    help='URL to fetch the provider states for the given provider API.')
+    help='DEPRECATED: URL to fetch the provider states for'
+         ' the given provider API.')  # Remove in major version 1.0.0
 @click.option(
     'states_setup_url', '--provider-states-setup-url',
     help='URL to send PUT requests to setup a given provider state.')
@@ -61,13 +62,6 @@ def main(base_url, pact_url, pact_urls, states_url, states_setup_url, username,
     """  # NOQA
     error = click.style('Error:', fg='red')
     warning = click.style('Warning:', fg='yellow')
-    if bool(states_url) != bool(states_setup_url):
-        click.echo(
-            error
-            + ' To use provider states you must provide both'
-              ' --provider-states-url and --provider-states-setup-url.')
-        raise click.Abort()
-
     all_pact_urls = list(pact_url)
     for urls in pact_urls:  # Remove in major version 1.0.0
         all_pact_urls.extend(p for p in urls.split(',') if p)
@@ -96,7 +90,6 @@ def main(base_url, pact_url, pact_urls, states_url, states_setup_url, username,
     options = {
         '--provider-base-url': base_url,
         '--pact-urls': ','.join(all_pact_urls),
-        '--provider-states-url': states_url,
         '--provider-states-setup-url': states_setup_url,
         '--broker-username': username,
         '--broker-password': password
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 6249850..1b355a8 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ from setuptools.command.install import install
 
 
 IS_64 = sys.maxsize > 2 ** 32
-PACT_STANDALONE_VERSION = '1.0.0'
+PACT_STANDALONE_VERSION = '1.1.1'
 
 
 here = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))

diff --git a/pact/test/test_verify.py b/pact/test/test_verify.py
index 8f29345..06a12d3 100644
--- a/pact/test/test_verify.py
+++ b/pact/test/test_verify.py
@@ -74,17 +74,6 @@ class mainTestCase(TestCase):
         self.assertIn(b'./pacts/consumer-provider.json', result.output_bytes)
         self.assertFalse(self.mock_Popen.called)
 
-    def test_must_provide_both_provide_states_options(self):
-        result = self.runner.invoke(verify.main, [
-            '--provider-base-url=http://localhost',
-            '--pact-urls=./pacts/consumer-provider.json',
-            '--provider-states-url=http://localhost/provider-state'
-        ])
-        self.assertEqual(result.exit_code, 1)
-        self.assertIn(b'--provider-states-url', result.output_bytes)
-        self.assertIn(b'--provider-states-setup-url', result.output_bytes)
-        self.assertFalse(self.mock_Popen.called)
-
     def test_verification_timeout(self):
         self.mock_Popen.return_value.communicate.side_effect = TimeoutExpired(
             [], 30)
@@ -129,7 +118,6 @@ class mainTestCase(TestCase):
             './pacts/consumer-provider2.json',
             '--pact-url=./pacts/consumer-provider3.json',
             '--pact-url=./pacts/consumer-provider4.json',
-            '--provider-states-url=http=//localhost/provider-states',
             '--provider-states-setup-url=http://localhost/provider-states/set',
             '--pact-broker-username=user',
             '--pact-broker-password=pass',
@@ -142,7 +130,6 @@ class mainTestCase(TestCase):
             '--pact-urls=./pacts/consumer-provider3.json,'
             './pacts/consumer-provider4.json,'
             './pacts/consumer-provider.json,./pacts/consumer-provider2.json',
-            '--provider-states-url=http=//localhost/provider-states',
             '--provider-states-setup-url=http://localhost/provider-states/set',
             '--broker-username=user',
             '--broker-password=pass')

--provider-states-url will be deprecated in a matter of days
I have updated the underlying code so this is no longer needed. I'll ping you when the new package is out.
pact/test/test_verify.py::mainTestCase::test_all_options
pact/test/test_verify.py::mainTestCase::test_local_pact_urls_must_exist pact/test/test_verify.py::mainTestCase::test_deprecated_pact_urls pact/test/test_verify.py::mainTestCase::test_pact_urls_are_required pact/test/test_verify.py::mainTestCase::test_provider_base_url_is_required pact/test/test_verify.py::mainTestCase::test_password_from_env_var pact/test/test_verify.py::mainTestCase::test_verification_timeout pact/test/test_verify.py::mainTestCase::test_successful_verification pact/test/test_verify.py::mainTestCase::test_failed_verification pact/test/test_verify.py::path_existsTestCase::test_file_does_not_exist pact/test/test_verify.py::path_existsTestCase::test_https pact/test/test_verify.py::path_existsTestCase::test_http pact/test/test_verify.py::path_existsTestCase::test_file_does_exist