diff --git a/examples/package.yaml b/examples/package.yaml
index 7ccde97..7d3d2ed 100644
--- a/examples/package.yaml
+++ b/examples/package.yaml
@@ -13,8 +13,7 @@ extra-source-files:
 dependencies:
 - base
 - esqueleto
-- persistent
-- persistent-template
+- persistent >= 2.12
 - persistent-postgresql
 - mtl
 - monad-logger
diff --git a/src/Database/Esqueleto/Internal/ExprParser.hs b/src/Database/Esqueleto/Internal/ExprParser.hs
index 25efb9c..be155ef 100644
--- a/src/Database/Esqueleto/Internal/ExprParser.hs
+++ b/src/Database/Esqueleto/Internal/ExprParser.hs
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import qualified Data.Set as Set
 import Data.Text (Text)
 import qualified Data.Text as Text
 import Database.Persist.Sql
+import Database.Persist.SqlBackend
 
 -- | A type representing the access of a table value. In Esqueleto, we get
 -- a guarantee that the access will look something like:
@@ -43,7 +44,7 @@ parseOnExpr sqlBackend text = do
 -- with postgresql, mysql, and sqlite backends.
 mkEscapeChar :: SqlBackend -> Either String Char
 mkEscapeChar sqlBackend =
-    case Text.uncons (connEscapeRawName sqlBackend "") of
+    case Text.uncons (getEscapedRawName "" sqlBackend) of
         Nothing ->
             Left "Failed to get an escape character from the SQL backend."
         Just (c, _) ->
@@ -63,9 +64,9 @@ skipToEscape escapeChar = void (takeWhile (/= escapeChar))
 
 parseEscapedIdentifier :: ExprParser [Char]
 parseEscapedIdentifier escapeChar = do
-    char escapeChar
+    _ <- char escapeChar
     str <- parseEscapedChars escapeChar
-    char escapeChar
+    _ <- char escapeChar
     pure str
 
 parseTableAccess :: ExprParser TableAccess
diff --git a/src/Database/Esqueleto/Internal/Internal.hs b/src/Database/Esqueleto/Internal/Internal.hs
index ddfe8aa..d9b9cbf 100644
--- a/src/Database/Esqueleto/Internal/Internal.hs
+++ b/src/Database/Esqueleto/Internal/Internal.hs
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ import qualified Data.Text.Lazy.Builder as TLB
 import Data.Typeable (Typeable)
 import Database.Esqueleto.Internal.ExprParser (TableAccess(..), parseOnExpr)
 import Database.Esqueleto.Internal.PersistentImport
+import Database.Persist.SqlBackend
 import qualified Database.Persist
 import Database.Persist (FieldNameDB(..), EntityNameDB(..))
 import Database.Persist.Sql.Util
@@ -1809,7 +1810,7 @@ instance Show FromClause where
             "(FromIdent " <> show ident <> ")"
 
       where
-        dummy = SqlBackend
+        dummy = mkSqlBackend MkSqlBackendArgs
             { connEscapeRawName = id
             }
         render' = T.unpack . renderExpr dummy
@@ -2145,7 +2146,7 @@ sub :: PersistField a => Mode -> SqlQuery (SqlExpr (Value a)) -> SqlExpr (Value
 sub mode query = ERaw Parens $ \info -> toRawSql mode info query
 
 fromDBName :: IdentInfo -> DBName -> TLB.Builder
-fromDBName (conn, _) = TLB.fromText . connEscapeRawName conn . unDBName
+fromDBName (conn, _) = TLB.fromText . flip getEscapedRawName conn . unDBName
 
 existsHelper :: SqlQuery () -> SqlExpr (Value Bool)
 existsHelper = sub SELECT . (>> return true)
@@ -3010,8 +3011,7 @@ makeOrderBy info is =
 
 makeLimit :: IdentInfo -> LimitClause -> [OrderByClause] -> (TLB.Builder, [PersistValue])
 makeLimit (conn, _) (Limit ml mo) orderByClauses =
-    let limitRaw = connLimitOffset conn (v ml, v mo) hasOrderClause "\n"
-        hasOrderClause = not (null orderByClauses)
+    let limitRaw = getConnLimitOffset (v ml, v mo) "\n" conn
         v = maybe 0 fromIntegral
     in (TLB.fromText limitRaw, mempty)
 
diff --git a/src/Database/Esqueleto/PostgreSQL.hs b/src/Database/Esqueleto/PostgreSQL.hs
index bd8685c..ce4ab3a 100644
--- a/src/Database/Esqueleto/PostgreSQL.hs
+++ b/src/Database/Esqueleto/PostgreSQL.hs
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ import Database.Esqueleto.Internal.Internal hiding (random_)
 import Database.Esqueleto.Internal.PersistentImport hiding (upsert, upsertBy)
 import Database.Persist.Class (OnlyOneUniqueKey)
 import Database.Persist (ConstraintNameDB(..), EntityNameDB(..))
+import Database.Persist.SqlBackend
 
 -- | (@random()@) Split out into database specific modules
 -- because MySQL uses `rand()`.
@@ -207,7 +208,7 @@ upsertBy
     -- ^ the record in the database after the operation
 upsertBy uniqueKey record updates = do
     sqlB <- R.ask
-    case connUpsertSql sqlB of
+    case getConnUpsertSql sqlB of
         Nothing ->
             -- Postgres backend should have connUpsertSql, if this error is
             -- thrown, check changes on persistent
diff --git a/stack-8.10.yaml b/stack-8.10.yaml
index b8b8363..22362ec 100644
--- a/stack-8.10.yaml
+++ b/stack-8.10.yaml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ packages:
 
 extra-deps:
 - git: git@github.com:yesodweb/persistent
-  commit: 3e2975d7110b5330f987e1ceef747c43d0c6e0a9
+  commit: f7ad9b05a1ee899c6800962cbc795b39d01c5643
   subdirs:
     - persistent
     - persistent-sqlite
diff --git a/stack.yaml b/stack.yaml
index 413602c..1b47194 120000
--- a/stack.yaml
+++ b/stack.yaml
@@ -1 +1 @@
-stack-8.8.yaml
\ No newline at end of file
+stack-8.10.yaml
\ No newline at end of file