diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 3eefcb9..9084fa2 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.0.0
+1.1.0
diff --git a/src/cpp/main.cpp b/src/cpp/main.cpp
index 5f1bde1..892fd40 100644
--- a/src/cpp/main.cpp
+++ b/src/cpp/main.cpp
@@ -214,6 +214,16 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
         // Override speaker id
         voice.synthesisConfig.speakerId =
             lineRoot["speaker_id"].get<piper::SpeakerId>();
+      } else if (lineRoot.contains("speaker")) {
+        // Resolve to id using speaker id map
+        auto speakerName = lineRoot["speaker"].get<std::string>();
+        if ((voice.modelConfig.speakerIdMap) &&
+            (voice.modelConfig.speakerIdMap->count(speakerName) > 0)) {
+          voice.synthesisConfig.speakerId =
+              (*voice.modelConfig.speakerIdMap)[speakerName];
+        } else {
+          spdlog::warn("No speaker named: {}", speakerName);
+        }
       }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/cpp/piper.cpp b/src/cpp/piper.cpp
index 633e95c..ccc2c1a 100644
--- a/src/cpp/piper.cpp
+++ b/src/cpp/piper.cpp
@@ -163,6 +163,19 @@ void parseModelConfig(json &configRoot, ModelConfig &modelConfig) {
 
   modelConfig.numSpeakers = configRoot["num_speakers"].get<SpeakerId>();
 
+  if (configRoot.contains("speaker_id_map")) {
+    if (!modelConfig.speakerIdMap) {
+      modelConfig.speakerIdMap.emplace();
+    }
+
+    auto speakerIdMapValue = configRoot["speaker_id_map"];
+    for (auto &speakerItem : speakerIdMapValue.items()) {
+      std::string speakerName = speakerItem.key();
+      (*modelConfig.speakerIdMap)[speakerName] =
+          speakerItem.value().get<SpeakerId>();
+    }
+  }
+
 } /* parseModelConfig */
 
 void initialize(PiperConfig &config) {
diff --git a/src/cpp/piper.hpp b/src/cpp/piper.hpp
index 29a8bcf..0c3175b 100644
--- a/src/cpp/piper.hpp
+++ b/src/cpp/piper.hpp
@@ -61,6 +61,9 @@ struct SynthesisConfig {
 
 struct ModelConfig {
   int numSpeakers;
+
+  // speaker name -> id
+  std::optional<std::map<std::string, SpeakerId>> speakerIdMap;
 };
 
 struct ModelSession {