diff --git a/esqueleto.cabal b/esqueleto.cabal
index 9602f8c..c3f9037 100644
--- a/esqueleto.cabal
+++ b/esqueleto.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name:                esqueleto
-version:             2.1.2.2
+version:             2.1.2.3
 synopsis:            Type-safe EDSL for SQL queries on persistent backends.
 homepage:            https://github.com/prowdsponsor/esqueleto
 license:             BSD3
@@ -64,9 +64,9 @@ library
   other-modules:
     Database.Esqueleto.Internal.PersistentImport
   build-depends:
-      base                 >= 4.5     && < 4.8
-    , text                 >= 0.11    && < 1.3
-    , persistent           >= 2.1.1.3 && < 2.2
+      base                 >= 4.5    && < 4.9
+    , text                 >= 0.11   && < 1.3
+    , persistent           >= 2.1    && < 2.2
     , transformers         >= 0.2
     , unordered-containers >= 0.2
     , tagged               >= 0.2
diff --git a/test/Test.hs b/test/Test.hs
index b6b1e4b..09b862d 100644
--- a/test/Test.hs
+++ b/test/Test.hs
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ import Database.Persist.MySQL ( withMySQLConn
                               , defaultConnectInfo)
 #else
 import Database.Persist.Sqlite (withSqliteConn)
+#if MIN_VERSION_persistent_sqlite(2,1,3)
+import Database.Sqlite (SqliteException)
+#endif
 #endif
 import Database.Persist.TH
 import Test.Hspec
@@ -748,7 +751,11 @@ main = do
         run (select $
              from $ \p -> do
              return (coalesce [p ^. PersonAge]) :: SqlQuery (SqlExpr (Value (Maybe Int)))
+#if MIN_VERSION_persistent_sqlite(2,1,3)
+        ) `shouldThrow` (\(_ :: SqliteException) -> True)
+#else
         ) `shouldThrow` (\(_ :: IOException) -> True)
+#endif
 #endif
 
     describe "text functions" $