diff --git a/.bumpversion.cfg b/.bumpversion.cfg
index 5ab6b13..3a3522f 100644
--- a/.bumpversion.cfg
+++ b/.bumpversion.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 1.30.0
+current_version = 1.31.0
 commit = true
 tag = false
 
diff --git a/configmanager/__init__.py b/configmanager/__init__.py
index bf05ff1..c5903c8 100644
--- a/configmanager/__init__.py
+++ b/configmanager/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-__version__ = '1.30.0'
+__version__ = '1.31.0'
 
 from .managers import Config
 from .items import Item
diff --git a/configmanager/items.py b/configmanager/items.py
index cdc7483..8e04d9f 100644
--- a/configmanager/items.py
+++ b/configmanager/items.py
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ def set(self, value):
             return
 
         if self.section:
-            self.section._trigger_event(
+            self.section.dispatch_event(
                 self.section.hooks.item_value_changed,
                 item=self,
                 old_value=old_value,
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ def reset(self):
             return
 
         if self.section:
-            self.section._trigger_event(
+            self.section.dispatch_event(
                 self.section.hooks.item_value_changed,
                 item=self,
                 old_value=old_value,
diff --git a/configmanager/sections.py b/configmanager/sections.py
index 1868c35..1ebcb2a 100644
--- a/configmanager/sections.py
+++ b/configmanager/sections.py
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ def _get_item_or_section(self, key, handle_not_found=True):
                 resolution = self._tree[key]
             else:
                 if handle_not_found:
-                    result = self._trigger_event(self.hooks.not_found, name=key, section=self)
+                    result = self.dispatch_event(self.hooks.not_found, name=key, section=self)
                     if result is not None:
                         resolution = result
                     else:
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ def add_item(self, alias, item):
 
         item._section = self
 
-        self._trigger_event(self.hooks.item_added_to_section, alias=alias, section=self, subject=item)
+        self.dispatch_event(self.hooks.item_added_to_section, alias=alias, section=self, subject=item)
 
     def add_section(self, alias, section):
         """
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ def add_section(self, alias, section):
         section._section = self
         section._section_alias = alias
 
-        self._trigger_event(self.hooks.section_added_to_section, alias=alias, section=self, subject=section)
+        self.dispatch_event(self.hooks.section_added_to_section, alias=alias, section=self, subject=section)
 
     def _get_str_path_separator(self, override=None):
         if override is None or override is not_set:
@@ -695,28 +695,32 @@ def _hook_registered(self):
         if self.settings.hooks_enabled is None:
             self.settings.hooks_enabled = True
 
-    def _trigger_event(self, event_, **kwargs):
+    def dispatch_event(self, event_, **kwargs):
         """
+        Dispatch section event.
+
         Notes:
-            If hooks are disabled in a high-in-the-tree Config, and enabled
-            in one of its descendant Configs, events will still be handled in
-            the lower Config.
+            You MUST NOT call event.trigger() directly because
+            it will circumvent the section settings as well
+            as ignore the section tree.
 
+            If hooks are disabled somewhere up in the tree, and enabled
+            down below, events will still be dispatched down below because
+            that's where they originate.
         """
-
         if self.settings.hooks_enabled:
-            result = self.hooks.handle(event_, **kwargs)
+            result = self.hooks.dispatch_event(event_, **kwargs)
             if result is not None:
                 return result
 
-            # Must also call hooks in parent section
+            # Must also dispatch the event in parent section
             if self.section:
-                return self.section._trigger_event(event_, **kwargs)
+                return self.section.dispatch_event(event_, **kwargs)
 
         elif self.section:
-            # Settings only apply to one section, so must still let
-            # parent sections trigger the event
-            self.section._trigger_event(event_, **kwargs)
+            # Settings only apply to one section, so must still
+            # dispatch the event in parent sections recursively.
+            self.section.dispatch_event(event_, **kwargs)
 
 
 class PathProxy(object):
@@ -730,4 +734,4 @@ def _get_real_object(self):
         return self.__path_target
 
     def __getattr__(self, name):
-        return getattr(self._get_real_object(), name)
\ No newline at end of file
+        return getattr(self._get_real_object(), name)
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 06d7997..fb4367f 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 #
 # Real dependencies
 #
-six==1.10.0
-future==0.16.0
-hookery<0.4.0
+six ==1.10.0
+future ==0.16.0
+hookery >=1.1.1, <=2.0.0
 
 #
 # Potentially optional dependencies
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index e924c15..b275eb6 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ def read(fname):
     description='Forget about configparser, YAML, or JSON parsers. Focus on configuration.',
     long_description=read('README.rst'),
     packages=['configmanager'],
-    install_requires=['six==1.10.0', 'future==0.16.0', 'configparser==3.5.0', 'hookery==0.3.2'],
+    install_requires=['six==1.10.0', 'future==0.16.0', 'configparser==3.5.0', 'hookery >=1.1.1, <=2.0.0'],
     extras_require={
         'yaml': ['PyYAML'],
         'click': ['click'],