diff --git a/Transport/MailgunHttpTransport.php b/Transport/MailgunHttpTransport.php
index 626a494..ca01009 100644
--- a/Transport/MailgunHttpTransport.php
+++ b/Transport/MailgunHttpTransport.php
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ protected function doSendHttp(SentMessage $message): ResponseInterface
 
         $endpoint = sprintf('%s/v3/%s/messages.mime', $this->getEndpoint(), urlencode($this->domain));
         $response = $this->client->request('POST', 'https://'.$endpoint, [
+            'http_version' => '1.1',
             'auth_basic' => 'api:'.$this->key,
             'headers' => $headers,
             'body' => $body->bodyToIterable(),