diff --git a/esqueleto.cabal b/esqueleto.cabal
index 052331b..b815893 100644
--- a/esqueleto.cabal
+++ b/esqueleto.cabal
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ library
     Database.Esqueleto.Internal.PersistentImport
   build-depends:
       base                 >= 4.5    && < 4.8
-    , text                 >= 0.11
+    , text                 >= 0.11   && < 1.2
     , persistent           >= 2.0    && < 2.1
     , transformers         >= 0.2
     , unordered-containers >= 0.2