diff --git a/bower.json b/bower.json
index 46acfe2..69a4763 100644
--- a/bower.json
+++ b/bower.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "name": "angular-recaptcha",
-    "version": "4.0.4",
+    "version": "4.1.0",
     "keywords": ["angular", "captcha", "recaptcha", "vividcortex", "human", "form", "validation", "signup", "security", "login"],
     "main": "release/angular-recaptcha.js",
     "ignore": [
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4f774ce..c151b66 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "angular-recaptcha",
-  "version": "4.0.4",
+  "version": "4.1.0",
   "description": "An AngularJS module to ease usage of reCaptcha inside a form",
   "author": "VividCortex",
   "license": "MIT",
diff --git a/release/angular-recaptcha.js b/release/angular-recaptcha.js
index 624c10c..a136565 100644
--- a/release/angular-recaptcha.js
+++ b/release/angular-recaptcha.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /**
- * @license angular-recaptcha build:2017-03-14
+ * @license angular-recaptcha build:2017-04-24
  * https://github.com/vividcortex/angular-recaptcha
  * Copyright (c) 2017 VividCortex
 **/
@@ -99,6 +99,15 @@
             config.lang = lang;
         };
 
+        /**
+         * Sets the reCaptcha badge position which will be used by default if not specified in a specific directive instance.
+         *
+         * @param badge  The reCaptcha badge position.
+         */
+        provider.setBadge = function(badge){
+            config.badge = badge;
+        };
+
         /**
          * Sets the reCaptcha configuration values which will be used by default is not specified in a specific directive instance.
          *
@@ -173,6 +182,7 @@
                     conf.size = conf.size || config.size;
                     conf.type = conf.type || config.type;
                     conf.hl = conf.lang || config.lang;
+                    conf.badge = conf.badge || config.badge;
 
                     if (!conf.sitekey || conf.sitekey.length !== 40) {
                         throwNoKeyException();
@@ -196,6 +206,15 @@
                     $rootScope.$broadcast('reCaptchaReset', widgetId);
                 },
 
+                /**
+                 * Executes the reCaptcha
+                 */
+                execute: function (widgetId) {
+                    validateRecaptchaInstance();
+
+                    recaptcha.execute(widgetId);
+                },
+
                 /**
                  * Get/Set reCaptcha language
                  */
@@ -281,6 +300,7 @@
                 size: '=?',
                 type: '=?',
                 lang: '=?',
+                badge: '=?',
                 tabindex: '=?',
                 required: '=?',
                 onCreate: '&',
@@ -316,6 +336,7 @@
                         lang: scope.lang || attrs.lang || null,
                         tabindex: scope.tabindex || attrs.tabindex || null,
                         size: scope.size || attrs.size || null,
+                        badge: scope.badge || attrs.badge || null,
                         'expired-callback': expired
 
                     }).then(function (widgetId) {
diff --git a/release/angular-recaptcha.min.js b/release/angular-recaptcha.min.js
index be597ee..abf3a97 100644
--- a/release/angular-recaptcha.min.js
+++ b/release/angular-recaptcha.min.js
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 /**
- * @license angular-recaptcha build:2017-03-14
+ * @license angular-recaptcha build:2017-04-24
  * https://github.com/vividcortex/angular-recaptcha
  * Copyright (c) 2017 VividCortex
 **/
 
-!function(a){"use strict";a.module("vcRecaptcha",[])}(angular),function(a){"use strict";function b(){throw new Error('You need to set the "key" attribute to your public reCaptcha key. If you don\'t have a key, please get one from https://www.google.com/recaptcha/admin/create')}a.module("vcRecaptcha").provider("vcRecaptchaService",function(){var c=this,d={};c.onLoadFunctionName="vcRecaptchaApiLoaded",c.setDefaults=function(b){a.copy(b,d)},c.setSiteKey=function(a){d.key=a},c.setTheme=function(a){d.theme=a},c.setStoken=function(a){d.stoken=a},c.setSize=function(a){d.size=a},c.setType=function(a){d.type=a},c.setLang=function(a){d.lang=a},c.setOnLoadFunctionName=function(a){c.onLoadFunctionName=a},c.$get=["$rootScope","$window","$q","$document",function(e,f,g,h){function i(){return k?g.when(k):m}function j(){if(!k)throw new Error("reCaptcha has not been loaded yet.")}var k,l=g.defer(),m=l.promise,n={};f.vcRecaptchaApiLoadedCallback=f.vcRecaptchaApiLoadedCallback||[];var o=function(){k=f.grecaptcha,l.resolve(k)};if(f.vcRecaptchaApiLoadedCallback.push(o),f[c.onLoadFunctionName]=function(){f.vcRecaptchaApiLoadedCallback.forEach(function(a){a()})},a.isDefined(f.grecaptcha))o();else{var p=f.document.createElement("script");p.async=!0,p.defer=!0,p.src="https://www.google.com/recaptcha/api.js?onload="+c.onLoadFunctionName+"&render=explicit",h.find("body").append(p)}return{create:function(a,c){return c.sitekey=c.key||d.key,c.theme=c.theme||d.theme,c.stoken=c.stoken||d.stoken,c.size=c.size||d.size,c.type=c.type||d.type,c.hl=c.lang||d.lang,c.sitekey&&40===c.sitekey.length||b(),i().then(function(b){var d=b.render(a,c);return n[d]=a,d})},reload:function(a){j(),k.reset(a),e.$broadcast("reCaptchaReset",a)},useLang:function(a,b){var c=n[a];if(!c)throw new Error("reCaptcha Widget ID not exists",a);var d=c.querySelector("iframe");if(!b)return d&&d.src&&/[?&]hl=\w+/.test(d.src)?d.src.replace(/.+[?&]hl=(\w+)([^\w].+)?/,"$1"):null;if(d&&d.src){var e=d.src;/[?&]hl=/.test(e)?e=e.replace(/([?&]hl=)\w+/,"$1"+b):e+=(e.indexOf("?")===-1?"?":"&")+"hl="+b,d.src=e}},getResponse:function(a){return j(),k.getResponse(a)},getInstance:function(a){return n[a]},destroy:function(a){delete n[a]}}}]})}(angular),function(a){"use strict";a.module("vcRecaptcha").directive("vcRecaptcha",["$document","$timeout","vcRecaptchaService",function(b,c,d){return{restrict:"A",require:"?^^form",scope:{response:"=?ngModel",key:"=?",stoken:"=?",theme:"=?",size:"=?",type:"=?",lang:"=?",tabindex:"=?",required:"=?",onCreate:"&",onSuccess:"&",onExpire:"&"},link:function(e,f,g,h){function i(){h&&h.$setValidity("recaptcha",null),l()}function j(){c(function(){e.response="",k(),e.onExpire({widgetId:e.widgetId})})}function k(){h&&h.$setValidity("recaptcha",e.required===!1?null:Boolean(e.response))}function l(){d.destroy(e.widgetId),a.element(b[0].querySelectorAll(".pls-container")).parent().remove()}e.widgetId=null,h&&a.isDefined(g.required)&&e.$watch("required",k);var m=e.$watch("key",function(b){var h=function(a){c(function(){e.response=a,k(),e.onSuccess({response:a,widgetId:e.widgetId})})};d.create(f[0],{callback:h,key:b,stoken:e.stoken||g.stoken||null,theme:e.theme||g.theme||null,type:e.type||g.type||null,lang:e.lang||g.lang||null,tabindex:e.tabindex||g.tabindex||null,size:e.size||g.size||null,"expired-callback":j}).then(function(b){k(),e.widgetId=b,e.onCreate({widgetId:b}),e.$on("$destroy",i),e.$on("reCaptchaReset",function(c,d){(a.isUndefined(d)||b===d)&&(e.response="",k())})}),m()})}}}])}(angular);
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+
+!function(a){"use strict";a.module("vcRecaptcha",[])}(angular),function(a){"use strict";function b(){throw new Error('You need to set the "key" attribute to your public reCaptcha key. If you don\'t have a key, please get one from https://www.google.com/recaptcha/admin/create')}a.module("vcRecaptcha").provider("vcRecaptchaService",function(){var c=this,d={};c.onLoadFunctionName="vcRecaptchaApiLoaded",c.setDefaults=function(b){a.copy(b,d)},c.setSiteKey=function(a){d.key=a},c.setTheme=function(a){d.theme=a},c.setStoken=function(a){d.stoken=a},c.setSize=function(a){d.size=a},c.setType=function(a){d.type=a},c.setLang=function(a){d.lang=a},c.setBadge=function(a){d.badge=a},c.setOnLoadFunctionName=function(a){c.onLoadFunctionName=a},c.$get=["$rootScope","$window","$q","$document",function(e,f,g,h){function i(){return k?g.when(k):m}function j(){if(!k)throw new Error("reCaptcha has not been loaded yet.")}var k,l=g.defer(),m=l.promise,n={};f.vcRecaptchaApiLoadedCallback=f.vcRecaptchaApiLoadedCallback||[];var o=function(){k=f.grecaptcha,l.resolve(k)};if(f.vcRecaptchaApiLoadedCallback.push(o),f[c.onLoadFunctionName]=function(){f.vcRecaptchaApiLoadedCallback.forEach(function(a){a()})},a.isDefined(f.grecaptcha))o();else{var p=f.document.createElement("script");p.async=!0,p.defer=!0,p.src="https://www.google.com/recaptcha/api.js?onload="+c.onLoadFunctionName+"&render=explicit",h.find("body").append(p)}return{create:function(a,c){return c.sitekey=c.key||d.key,c.theme=c.theme||d.theme,c.stoken=c.stoken||d.stoken,c.size=c.size||d.size,c.type=c.type||d.type,c.hl=c.lang||d.lang,c.badge=c.badge||d.badge,c.sitekey&&40===c.sitekey.length||b(),i().then(function(b){var d=b.render(a,c);return n[d]=a,d})},reload:function(a){j(),k.reset(a),e.$broadcast("reCaptchaReset",a)},execute:function(a){j(),k.execute(a)},useLang:function(a,b){var c=n[a];if(!c)throw new Error("reCaptcha Widget ID not exists",a);var d=c.querySelector("iframe");if(!b)return d&&d.src&&/[?&]hl=\w+/.test(d.src)?d.src.replace(/.+[?&]hl=(\w+)([^\w].+)?/,"$1"):null;if(d&&d.src){var e=d.src;/[?&]hl=/.test(e)?e=e.replace(/([?&]hl=)\w+/,"$1"+b):e+=(-1===e.indexOf("?")?"?":"&")+"hl="+b,d.src=e}},getResponse:function(a){return j(),k.getResponse(a)},getInstance:function(a){return n[a]},destroy:function(a){delete n[a]}}}]})}(angular),function(a){"use strict";a.module("vcRecaptcha").directive("vcRecaptcha",["$document","$timeout","vcRecaptchaService",function(b,c,d){return{restrict:"A",require:"?^^form",scope:{response:"=?ngModel",key:"=?",stoken:"=?",theme:"=?",size:"=?",type:"=?",lang:"=?",badge:"=?",tabindex:"=?",required:"=?",onCreate:"&",onSuccess:"&",onExpire:"&"},link:function(e,f,g,h){function i(){h&&h.$setValidity("recaptcha",null),l()}function j(){c(function(){e.response="",k(),e.onExpire({widgetId:e.widgetId})})}function k(){h&&h.$setValidity("recaptcha",!1===e.required?null:Boolean(e.response))}function l(){d.destroy(e.widgetId),a.element(b[0].querySelectorAll(".pls-container")).parent().remove()}e.widgetId=null,h&&a.isDefined(g.required)&&e.$watch("required",k);var m=e.$watch("key",function(b){var h=function(a){c(function(){e.response=a,k(),e.onSuccess({response:a,widgetId:e.widgetId})})};d.create(f[0],{callback:h,key:b,stoken:e.stoken||g.stoken||null,theme:e.theme||g.theme||null,type:e.type||g.type||null,lang:e.lang||g.lang||null,tabindex:e.tabindex||g.tabindex||null,size:e.size||g.size||null,badge:e.badge||g.badge||null,"expired-callback":j}).then(function(b){k(),e.widgetId=b,e.onCreate({widgetId:b}),e.$on("$destroy",i),e.$on("reCaptchaReset",function(c,d){(a.isUndefined(d)||b===d)&&(e.response="",k())})}),m()})}}}])}(angular);
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