diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index e45e65f..851fabc 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-source :rubygems
+source 'https://rubygems.org'
 gemspec
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 28d7f80..a8bbf53 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ PATH
     paypal-recurring (1.1.0)
 
 GEM
-  remote: http://rubygems.org/
+  remote: https://rubygems.org/
   specs:
     activesupport (3.2.3)
       i18n (~> 0.6)
diff --git a/lib/paypal/recurring/base.rb b/lib/paypal/recurring/base.rb
index eb559d3..7100c5b 100644
--- a/lib/paypal/recurring/base.rb
+++ b/lib/paypal/recurring/base.rb
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ module PayPal
   module Recurring
     class Base
       attr_accessor :amount
+      attr_accessor :billing_cycles
       attr_accessor :cancel_url
       attr_accessor :currency
       attr_accessor :description
@@ -189,6 +190,7 @@ def create_recurring_profile
           :frequency,
           :period,
           :email,
+          :billing_cycles,
           :trial_length,
           :trial_period,
           :trial_frequency,
diff --git a/lib/paypal/recurring/request.rb b/lib/paypal/recurring/request.rb
index 79aa49c..94952cf 100644
--- a/lib/paypal/recurring/request.rb
+++ b/lib/paypal/recurring/request.rb
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ class Request
       ATTRIBUTES = {
         :action                => "ACTION",
         :amount                => ["PAYMENTREQUEST_0_AMT", "AMT"],
+        :billing_cycles        => "TOTALBILLINGCYCLES",
         :billing_type          => "L_BILLINGTYPE0",
         :cancel_url            => "CANCELURL",
         :currency              => ["PAYMENTREQUEST_0_CURRENCYCODE", "CURRENCYCODE"],
@@ -145,6 +146,7 @@ def client
         @client ||= begin
           Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port).tap do |http|
             http.use_ssl = true
+            http.ssl_version = :TLSv1_2
             http.verify_mode = OpenSSL::SSL::VERIFY_PEER
             http.ca_file = CA_FILE
           end
diff --git a/spec/paypal/request_spec.rb b/spec/paypal/request_spec.rb
index 2a8da61..a2fd4be 100644
--- a/spec/paypal/request_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/paypal/request_spec.rb
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@
       subject.client.use_ssl?.should be_true
     end
 
+    it "uses TLSv1_2" do
+      subject.client.ssl_version.should == :TLSv1_2
+    end
+
     it "verifies certificate" do
       subject.client.verify_mode.should == OpenSSL::SSL::VERIFY_PEER
     end