diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 41dcd93..c86d393 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ compileJava {
 }
 
 group = "ru.di9"
-version = "1.2"
+version = "1.2.1"
 
 repositories {
     mavenLocal()
diff --git a/src/main/java/ru/di9/xml/XmlElement.java b/src/main/java/ru/di9/xml/XmlElement.java
index 26cd842..f99a6b6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/ru/di9/xml/XmlElement.java
+++ b/src/main/java/ru/di9/xml/XmlElement.java
@@ -80,6 +80,14 @@ public class XmlElement implements Iterable<XmlElement> {
         }
     }
 
+    public List<String> getAttributeAsListString(String key) {
+        if (element.hasAttribute(key)) {
+            return Arrays.asList(element.getAttribute(key).split(","));
+        } else {
+            return Collections.emptyList();
+        }
+    }
+
     @Override
     public Iterator<XmlElement> iterator() {
         return new XmlElementIterator(element.getChildNodes());