diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c03c37c3a01d7f8860348cf47b979985aebef434..fab08031571898040c6aec854492c49c52e4f2c9 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -8,4 +8,6 @@ build
 dist
 .eggs
 *.c
+__bootstrap__.*
+
 
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 64be275657ab09f6c952392fcd9ad4e81c250fbd..f396b2e4ef63ca5f446341366daec9bb79db2fa7 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # v1.1.1
 
-* _TBA_
+* allowed Linux-style paths on Windows build environments
 
 # v1.1
 
diff --git a/example/setup.py b/example/setup.py
index 9b1ac8c10d268988e1b6beeaee5747eabd409b70..8e7ce4058901a7eaccb443ab2fe3f3d39d223669 100644
--- a/example/setup.py
+++ b/example/setup.py
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@ from setuptools import Extension
 # note that you can include standard Extension classes in this list, those won't be touched
 # and will be directed directly to Cython.Build.cythonize()
 cython_multibuilds = [
-    Multibuild('example_module', ['example_module/test.pyx', 'example_module/test2.pyx',
+        # note that Windows-style pathes are supported on Linux build environment,
+        # also, the reverse is true
+    Multibuild('example_module', ['example_module\\test.pyx', 'example_module/test2.pyx',
                                   'example_module/test3/test3.pyx',
                                   'example_module/test_n.c']),
     Extension('example2.example', ['example2/example.pyx'])
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 8bf5286075008453d3f8e9cecef3da9ad42e8fc6..e17969fc1d0d7dba749c634fa8d053959d507fe1 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 Cython
 mako
+satella
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 3a0c0731896fa1aa636ee40b2d875270ede49b17..5a0916f430760df724a5db46ee4d33b1967b2c16 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ setup(keywords=['cython', 'extension', 'multiple', 'pyx'],
       packages=find_packages(include=['snakehouse']),
       version=__version__,
       install_requires=[
-            'Cython', 'mako'
+            'Cython', 'mako', 'satella',
       ],
       python_requires='!=2.7.*,!=3.0.*,!=3.1.*,!=3.2.*,!=3.3.*,!=3.4.*',
       package_data={
diff --git a/snakehouse/__init__.py b/snakehouse/__init__.py
index 891acea1fa8ee614f16aa960dd5f8cde59339f24..982a623f9e735b5c636e7fa9fc0bded18c8f65f4 100644
--- a/snakehouse/__init__.py
+++ b/snakehouse/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 from .build import build
 from .multibuild import Multibuild
 
-__version__ = '1.1.1_a1'
\ No newline at end of file
+__version__ = '1.1.1'
diff --git a/snakehouse/multibuild.py b/snakehouse/multibuild.py
index 48de6ba1c35695ac4eaa3c7f49b70b3db5800a15..c9d7bb96db94aba79ed04238eb8252d57a924ebc 100644
--- a/snakehouse/multibuild.py
+++ b/snakehouse/multibuild.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import os
 import collections
 import pkg_resources
+from satella.files import split
 from mako.template import Template
 from setuptools import Extension
 
@@ -25,6 +26,8 @@ class Multibuild:
         :param extension_name: the module name
         :param files: list of pyx and c files
         """
+        # sanitize path separators so that Linux-style paths are supported on Windows
+        files = [os.path.join(*split(file)) for file in files]
         self.files = list([file for file in files if not file.endswith('__bootstrap__.pyx')])
         file_name_set = set(os.path.split(file)[1] for file in self.files)
         if len(self.files) != len(file_name_set):