diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5c5fdc7..851ea94 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [1.5] - 2023-11-13
+### Added
+- Added support for ordering key while publishing message
+
 ## [1.4] - 2021-04-17
 ### Fixed
 - Added exception handling in push_batch method for releasing lock
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2aa33b7..6f8a61f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ Note that at least [ngx_lua 0.9.3](https://github.com/openresty/lua-nginx-module
                     local ok, send_err = producer:send("Some Random Text", {
                         attr1 = "Test1",
                         attr2 = "Test2"
-                    })
+                    }, "optional_ordering_key")
 
                     -- Also check if there is any error while sending message
                     if send_err ~= nil then
@@ -167,9 +167,9 @@ To load this module, just do this
 `syntax: local p, err = producer:new(pubsub_config)`
 
 #### send
-`syntax: p:send(message, attributes)`
+`syntax: p:send(message, attributes[, ordering_key])`
 
-* Requires a message of type string and attributes of type table
+* Requires a message of type string, attributes of type table and an optional ordering_key of type string
 
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diff --git a/lib/resty/pubsub/producer.lua b/lib/resty/pubsub/producer.lua
index e8cc798..a228a69 100644
--- a/lib/resty/pubsub/producer.lua
+++ b/lib/resty/pubsub/producer.lua
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ _timer_flush = function (premature, self, time)
     end
 end
 
-function _M.send(self, message, attributes)
+function _M.send(self, message, attributes, ordering_key)
 
     if type(message) ~= "string" then
         return false, "Data expected in string, got " .. type(message)
@@ -165,6 +165,10 @@ function _M.send(self, message, attributes)
         attributes = attributes
     }
 
+    if type(ordering_key) == "string" then
+        body_message['ordering_key'] = ordering_key
+    end
+
     if self.ring_buffer == nil then
         return false, "Buffer not initialized Properly"
     end