diff --git a/esqueleto.cabal b/esqueleto.cabal
index 4e6d005..146bc63 100644
--- a/esqueleto.cabal
+++ b/esqueleto.cabal
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ library
     Database.Esqueleto.Internal.PersistentImport
   build-depends:
       base                 >= 4.5    && < 4.7
-    , text                 == 0.11.*
+    , text                 >= 0.11
     , persistent           >= 1.2    && < 1.4
     , transformers         >= 0.2
     , unordered-containers >= 0.2